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lose one's spouse; be widowed; be bereaved of one's spouse

sàng ǒu

丧 偶

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v.fmllose one's spouse; be widowed; be bereaved of one's spouse
- zhōng nián sàng ǒu
  中年丧偶
  be widowed in middle age
- tā bù xìng sàng ǒu
  他不幸丧偶。
  His wife died.
- tā sàng ǒu yǒu liǎng gè hái zi
  他丧偶，有两个孩子。
  He's a widowed father of two.
- tā men kě néng sàng ǒu yě kě néng bèi lí hūn
  她们可能丧偶，也可能被离婚。
  They're likely to be widowed or get divorced.
- bù duì tuì xiū bù mén de sàng ǒu lǎo nián rén yǐ lí xiū gàn bù yí shuāng wéi zhǔ
  部队退休部门的丧偶老年人以离休干部遗孀为主。
  The majority of the widowed old people in the army sanatoriums are mainly the widows of retired cadres.

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