遗孀 (yí shuāng) — widow (formal term used in legal, news, and obituary contexts)

Definition

Examples

• 遗孀出席了他的葬礼。
  Yí shuāng chū xí le tā de zàng lǐ.
  The widow attended his funeral.
• 他去世后，遗孀负责管理公司。
  Tā qù shì hòu, yí shuāng fù zé guǎn lǐ gōng sī.
  After he passed away, the widow took charge of managing the company.
• 这份文件需要遗孀签字。
  Zhè fèn wén jiàn xū yào yí shuāng qiān zì.
  This document requires the widow's signature.