使女 (shǐ nǚ) — maid, housemaid
Definition
A domestic servant / maid in a household. More literary or period-flavored than everyday words like 保姆; the example sentences use historical 'master' (主人) framing, suggesting an older or traditional setting.
noun
maidhousemaid
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 使女。Tā zài nà ge dà fáng zi lǐ dāng shǐ nǚ.She works as a maid in that big house.
- 使女。Zhǔ rén duì shǐ nǚ men hěn kè qi.The master is very polite to the maids.
- 使女。Měi tiān zǎo chén shǐ nǚ dōu yào dǎ sǎo fáng jiān.Every morning the maid has to clean the rooms.
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