娼妓

chāngjì

noun #16,204 vulgar

Meanings

1 prostitute

Characters

Examples

古代的娼妓社会地位很低。

Gǔdài de chāngjì shèhuì dìwèi hěn dī.

Prostitutes had very low social status in ancient times.

政府采取措施打击娼妓活动。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī dǎjī chāngjì huódòng.

The government took measures to crack down on prostitution.

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A formal/literary term. In modern spoken Chinese, 妓女 (jìnǚ) is more commonly used. Both characters 娼 and 妓 independently mean 'prostitute.'

Stroke Order

娼 chāng

妓 jì