shuāng
孀
widow
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
widow; a woman whose husband has died
literaryPrimarily used as a bound morpheme in compound words such as 孤孀, 遗孀, and 孀居. Rarely used as a standalone word in modern Chinese.
Tā她
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
gū孤
shuāng孀
，
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
。
She became a widow, raising two children alone.
Jiāng将
jūn军
de的
yí遗
shuāng孀
chū出
xí席
le了
jì纪
niàn念
yí仪
shì式
。
The general's widow attended the memorial ceremony.
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Tā她
shuāng孀
jū居
duō多
nián年
，
yī一
zhí直
shēn深
jū居
jiǎn简
chū出
。
She lived as a widow for many years, keeping to herself.
Cūn村
lǐ里
zhù住
zhe着
jǐ几
wèi位
shuāng孀
fù妇
，
xiāng相
hù互
fú扶
chí持
dù度
rì日
。
Several widows lived in the village, supporting one another to get by.