qīzi
妻
wife; spouse
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
wife; married woman
neutralOften used in neutral, daily conversational contexts, the neutralized form 妻子 (qī•zi) is more commonly used in spoken Mandarin than the standalone 妻.
Tā他
de的
qī妻
zi子
shì是
yī一
míng名
jiào教
shī师
。
His wife is a teacher.
Tā他
hé和
qī妻
zi子
jié结
hūn婚
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He and his wife have been married for ten years.
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Zhè这
wèi位
wèi未
hūn婚
qī妻
zǐ子
yì一
zhí直
zài在
děng等
tā他
huí回
guó国
。
This fiancée has been waiting for him to return to his home country.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
ràng让
xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
qī妻
lí离
zǐ子
sàn散
。
War has torn many families apart.
Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
yào要
yǎng养
huó活
qī妻
ér儿
lǎo老
xiǎo小
。
He alone has to support his wife, children and elderly parents.