live as a widow; be widowed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to live as a widow; to be widowed
formalA formal term for a woman living alone after the death of her husband.
Tā她
zhàng丈
fu夫
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
tā她
yǐ已
guǎ寡
jū居
duō多
nián年
。
She has been living as a widow for many years after her husband passed away.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
fū夫
rén人
yī一
zhí直
guǎ寡
jū居
zài在
zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
lǐ里
。
That elderly lady has always lived alone in this old house as a widow.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
nǚ女
xìng性
zài在
zhàng丈
fu夫
sǐ死
hòu后
xuǎn选
zé择
guǎ寡
jū居
zhōng终
shēn身
。
In ancient times, many women chose to remain widows for life after their husbands died.