寡
妇

Widow in Chinese: 寡妇 (guǎ fu)

guǎ fu

widow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 寡婦1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1widow

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寡
妇

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ㄍㄨㄚˇ

guǎ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

˙ㄈㄨ

fu

˙/ neutral toneㄈ/ fㄨ/ u

Simplified & traditional

寡妇

Simplified

寡婦

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她年轻时就成了寡妇。

    tā nián qīng shí jiù chéng le guǎ fu。

    She became a widow when she was young.

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Related words

妇女

fù nǚ

woman

夫妇

fū fù

a (married) couple

媳妇

xí fù

daughter-in-law

孕妇

yùn fù

pregnant woman

主妇

zhǔ fù

housewife

孤陋寡闻

gū lòu guǎ wén

ignorant and inexperienced

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