前妻 (qián qī) — ex-wife, former wife (also, late wife in literary usage)

Definition

Examples

• 我昨天在街上看见了前妻。
  Wǒ zuó tiān zài jiē shàng kàn jiàn le qián qī.
  I saw my ex-wife on the street yesterday.
• 他的前妻去年又结婚了。
  Tā de qián qī qù nián yòu jié hūn le.
  His ex-wife remarried last year.
• 他的前妻去世多年了，他仍然怀念她。
  Tā de qián qī qù shì duō nián le, tā réng rán huái niàn tā.
  His late wife passed away many years ago, and he still misses her.