nun; sister
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Meanings
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nun; sister; a woman who has taken religious vows and lives in a convent
Specifically refers to women in religious orders within Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Distinguished from Buddhist nuns (尼姑). Often addressed as 'Sister' in English contexts.
Nà那
wèi位
xiū修
nǚ女
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
qí祈
dǎo祷
。
That nun is praying in the church.
Tā她
jué决
dìng定
zhōng终
shēn身
bú不
jià嫁
，
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
xiū修
nǚ女
。
She decided never to marry and become a nun.
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Zhè这
zuò座
xiū修
dào道
yuàn院
lǐ里
zhù住
zhe着
èr二
shí十
wèi位
xiū修
nǚ女
。
Twenty nuns live in this convent.
Xiū修
nǚ女
men们
zhì致
lì力
yú于
bāng帮
zhù助
pín贫
kùn困
hé和
huàn患
bìng病
de的
rén人
。
The nuns are dedicated to helping the poor and sick.