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寡妇

寡妇 (guǎ fu): Widow (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

寡妇 consists of 2 characters.

few, scant, widowed

woman, especially a married woman

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Word Info

Pinyinguǎ fu

MeaningWidow

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word寡妇

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 寡妇.

Words with 寡

孤陋寡闻gū lòu guǎ wénHSK 7-9

Words with 妇

妇女fù nǚHSK 5
夫妇fū fùHSK 6
媳妇xí fuHSK 6
孕妇yùn fùHSK 7-9
主妇zhǔ fù
妇孺fùrú
妊妇rènfù

3.

How to Use 寡妇 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 寡妇 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

guǎ寡

fu妇

neutral

a widow

Verb + Objectwith成为

chéng成

wéi为

guǎ寡

fu妇

Adjective + Nounwith年轻

nián年

qīng轻

guǎ寡

fu妇

Idiomwith门前是非多

guǎ寡

fu妇

mén门

qián前

shì是

fēi非

duō多

4.

Example Sentences with 寡妇

tā她

shì是

yí一

gè个

guǎ寡

fù妇

。

neutral

become a widow

neutral

young widow

informal

Spoken

a widow attracts gossip

She is a widow.

nà那

wèi位

guǎ寡

fù妇

jì继

chéng承

le了

zhàng丈

fu夫

de的

yí遗

chǎn产

，

shēng生

huó活

wú无

yōu忧

。

That widow inherited her husband's estate and lives a worry-free life.

nǐ你

rèn认

shi识

nà那

wèi位

dú独

zì自

jīng经

yíng营

huā花

diàn店

de的

nián年

qīng轻

guǎ寡

fù妇

ma吗

？

Do you know that young widow who runs a flower shop by herself?

zhè这

wèi位

guǎ寡

fù妇

dú独

zì自

fǔ抚

yǎng养

liǎng两

gè个

hái孩

zi子

zhǎng长

dà大

。

This widow raised two children alone.

tā她

bìng并

fēi非

yí一

gè个

pǔ普

tōng通

de的

guǎ寡

fù妇

，

ér而

shì是

shè社

qū区

de的

cí慈

shàn善

jiā家

。

She is not an ordinary widow, but a philanthropist in the community.

zhè这

wèi位

guǎ寡

fù妇

suī虽

rán然

shēng生

huó活

jiān艰

nán难

，

què却

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

lè乐

guān观

de的

xīn心

tài态

。

Although this widow lives a difficult life, she always maintains an optimistic attitude.

cūn村

lǐ里

rén人

dōu都

hěn很

tóng同

qíng情

nà那

wèi位

nián年

qīng轻

de的

guǎ寡

fù妇

，

jīng经

cháng常

bāng帮

tā她

zuò做

xiē些

nóng农

huó活

。

Everyone in the village sympathizes with that young widow and often helps her with farm work.

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

wèi位

guǎ寡

fù妇

zuì最

jìn近

bān搬

dào到

le了

chéng城

lǐ里

，

hé和

nǚ女

ér儿

yì一

qǐ起

zhù住

。

I heard that the widow recently moved to the city to live with her daughter.