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修女

xiū nǚ · xiu nü · xiu nv

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Meaning

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  1. nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
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2 examples
01

特(tè)蕾(lěi)莎(shā)修(xiū)女(nǚ)被(bèi)授(shòu)予(yǔ)诺(nuò)贝(bèi)尔(ěr)奖(jiǎng)。

Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)修(xiū)女(nǚ)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)都(dōu)在(zài)教(jiào)堂(táng)里(lǐ)祈(qí)祷(dǎo)。

That nun prays in the church every early morning.

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