妇人

婦人

fùrén

noun #11,159

Measure Word

一个妇人 gè

Meanings

1 married woman
2 woman

Characters

woman; married woman

Examples

HSK 2

一位妇人站在门口等着。

Yí wèi fùrén zhàn zài ménkǒu děng zhe.

A woman was standing at the door waiting.

HSK 4

这个故事讲的是一位勇敢的妇人。

Zhège gùshi jiǎng de shì yí wèi yǒnggǎn de fùrén.

This story is about a brave woman.

Tips

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妇人 is literary or formal and sounds old-fashioned. In modern speech, use 女人 (woman) or 妇女 (women, more formal). 妇人 appears mainly in classical texts and period dramas.

Stroke Order

妇 fù

人 rén