处女作 (chǔ nǚ zuò) — debut work; first published piece (of a writer, artist, director, etc.)
Definition
A noun meaning 'debut work' — the very first published piece by a writer, artist, or director. It is a fixed literary term, not a literal reference to virginity; you will mostly meet it in reviews and artist profiles.
noun
debut workfirst published piece (of a writer, artist, director, etc.)
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Examples
- 处女作。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō shì tā de chǔ nǚ zuò.This novel is his debut work.
- 处女作。Tā de chǔ nǚ zuò huò dé le hěn gāo de píng jià.Her debut work received very high praise.
- 处女作。Tā de chǔ nǚ zuò ràng tā yí xià zi chū míng le.His debut work made him famous overnight.
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