orphan; bereaved child
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
orphan; child whose parent(s) have died
formalA formal term emphasizing the child left behind after a parent's death, often used in contexts of martyrs, disasters, or legal affairs.
Liè烈
shì士
yí遗
gū孤
yóu由
zhèng政
fǔ府
fù负
zé责
fǔ抚
yǎng养
。
The government is responsible for raising the orphans of martyrs.
Nà那
chǎng场
dì地
zhèn震
zào造
chéng成
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yí遗
gū孤
。
That earthquake created many orphans.
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Fǔ抚
yǎng养
yí遗
gū孤
shì是
yī一
jiàn件
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
yì义
de的
shì事
。
Raising orphans is a very meaningful thing to do.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
shì是
yí遗
gū孤
，
zài在
gū孤
ér儿
yuàn院
zhǎng长
dà大
。
He was an orphan from a young age and grew up in an orphanage.