maidservant; maid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
maidservant; female servant; maid
archaicRefers to a female domestic servant, typically in a historical or literary context. In modern Chinese, 女仆 or 保姆 are more commonly used.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
lǐ里
，
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
cháng常
gù雇
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
shǐ使
nǚ女
。
In the old society, wealthy families often employed several maidservants.
Tā她
zài在
zhè这
jiā家
dāng当
shǐ使
nǚ女
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
She has worked as a maid in this household for ten years already.
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Shǐ使
nǚ女
men们
zǎo早
zǎo早
de地
qǐ起
lái来
dǎ打
sǎo扫
tíng庭
yuàn院
。
The maidservants got up early to sweep the courtyard.