守寡 (shǒu guǎ) — to remain a widow (not remarry after husband's death)

Definition

Examples

• 她丈夫去世后，她守寡了二十年。
  Tā zhàng fu qù shì hòu, tā shǒu guǎ le èr shí nián.
  After her husband passed away, she remained a widow for twenty years.
• 她守了十年寡，最后决定再婚。
  Tā shǒu le shí nián guǎ, zuì hòu jué dìng zài hūn.
  She stayed a widow for ten years and finally decided to remarry.
• 在古代，守寡被认为是一种美德。
  Zài gǔ dài, shǒu guǎ bèi rèn wéi shì yì zhǒng měi dé.
  In ancient times, remaining a widow was considered a virtue.