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童养媳
童養媳
tóngyǎngxí
1. child bride
2. girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law

Character Breakdown

童
tóng
child, boy; servant boy; virgin
HSK 4 12 丶
养
yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
HSK 4 9 丶
媳
xí
daughter-in-law
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

童养媳妇
tóngyǎngxífù
child bride

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Chinese