separate; desert one's wife
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to separate (as a couple); to be estranged; (of a husband) to desert his wife
literaryA formal, literary term found in classical texts or formal writing, now rarely used in modern spoken language.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
nǚ女
zǐ子
bèi被
pǐ仳
lí离
hòu后
chǔ处
jìng境
wǎng往
wǎng往
shí十
fēn分
jiān艰
nán难
。
In ancient times, women often faced great hardship after being deserted by their husbands.
Fū夫
qī妻
pǐ仳
lí离
，
jiā家
dào道
zhōng中
luò落
。
The couple separated, and the family's fortunes declined.
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Tā她
bù不
xìng幸
zāo遭
yù遇
pǐ仳
lí离
，
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
zǐ子
nǚ女
。
Unfortunately, she was deserted and had to raise her children alone.