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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

古罗马的贵族家中常常有许多女奴。

Gǔ Luómǎ de guìzú jiāzhōng chángcháng yǒu xǔduō nǚnú.

Households of ancient Roman nobles often had many female slaves.

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; 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