女奴

nǚnú

noun #31,511

Measure Word

一名女奴 míng

Meanings

1 female slave
2 bondmaid
3 slave girl

Characters

slave / servant

Examples

古罗马的贵族家中常常有许多女奴。

Gǔ Luómǎ de guìzú jiā zhōng chángcháng yǒu xǔduō nǚnú.

Households of ancient Roman nobles often had many female slaves.

这部小说讲述了一名女奴争取自由的故事。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎngshù le yī míng nǚnú zhēngqǔ zìyóu de gùshì.

This novel tells the story of a female slave fighting for her freedom.

Tips

register

A historical / literary term. Used in writing about slavery, antiquity, or in fiction — not modern social vocabulary. The neutral "slave" is 奴隶 (núlì); 女奴 specifies female. 女奴 also appears as the title of the famous 1976 Brazilian telenovela Escrava Isaura, hugely popular in 1980s China.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

奴 nú