丧偶 (sāng) — to lose one's spouse (by death); to be widowed

Definition

Examples

• 他五年前丧偶，之后一直一个人生活。
  Tā wǔ nián qián sàng ǒu, zhī hòu yì zhí yí gè rén shēng huó.
  He lost his spouse five years ago and has been living alone ever since.
• 她丧偶以后，就把全部精力放在了工作上。
  Tā sàng ǒu yǐ hòu, jiù bǎ quán bù jīng lì fàng zài le gōng zuò shàng.
  After she was widowed, she put all her energy into her work.
• 我祖母三十多岁就丧了偶，一个人把几个孩子拉扯大。
  Wǒ zǔ mǔ sān shí duō suì jiù sàng le ǒu, yí gè rén bǎ jǐ gè hái zi lā chě dà.
  My grandmother became a widow in her thirties and raised several children alone.