义女 (yì nǚ) — adopted daughter; goddaughter (in a ritual or sworn relationship)
Definition
义女 covers both an adopted daughter (taken into a family) and a goddaughter in a sworn/ritual kinship. Unlike 亲生子女, the tie is by formal recognition or ceremony, not by birth.
noun
adopted daughtergoddaughter (in a ritual or sworn relationship)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 义女，。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù bèi nà duì fū fù shōu wèi yì nǚ, guān xì yì zhí hěn hǎo.She was taken in as an adopted daughter by that couple when she was young, and their relationship has always been good.
- ，义女。Àn zhào chuán tǒng, tā men jǔ xíng le rèn yì nǚ de yí shì.According to tradition, they held a ceremony to formally recognize her as a goddaughter.
- ，义女。Zhè wèi lǎo rén méi yǒu qīn shēng zǐ nǚ, zhǐ yǒu liǎng gè yì nǚ péi bàn tā.This elderly man has no biological children; only two adopted daughters accompany him.
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