寡妇
guǎfu
widow
Characters in this word
妇 fù
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 彐 snout
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 战争结束后，许多寡妇不仅要抚养孩子，还要重建被摧毁的社区。 Zhànzhēng jiéshù hòu, xǔduō guǎfu bùjǐn yào fǔyǎng háizi, hái yào chóngjiàn bèi cuīhuǐ de shèqū. After the war ended, many widows not only had to raise children but also rebuild devastated communities.
- 村里的寡妇独自把三个孩子养大了。 Cūn lǐ de guǎfu dúzì bǎ sān ge háizi yǎng dà le. The widow in the village raised three children on her own.
- 邻居们常去看望这位独居的寡妇，帮她修理屋顶。 Línjūmen cháng qù kànwàng zhè wèi dújū de guǎfu, bāng tā xiūlǐ wūdǐng. The neighbours often visit this widow who lives alone and help her repair the roof.
Related words
- 孤陋寡闻 gūlòuguǎwén ignorant and ill-informed
- 夫妇 fūfù married couple
- 媳妇 xífu daughter-in-law
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman
- 出身 chūshēn to come from; family background
- 孤儿 gū'ér orphan
- 籍贯 jíguàn ancestral/native place
- 管教 guǎnjiào to discipline; discipline; upbringing
- 后裔 hòuyì descendant; offspring
- 伺候 cìhou to serve; to wait on
- 管家 guǎnjiā housekeeper; butler; household manager
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for