王妃 (wáng fēi) — princess consort; consort of a prince

Definition

The official wife of a king (or, in historical use, a prince) — a titled consort, not an heir. Pairs with the measure word 位, not 个, to show rank.

noun
princess consortconsort of a prince
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 王妃
    Tā zài èr shí suì shí chéng le wáng fēi.
    She became a princess consort at age twenty.
  • 王妃
    wáng fēi Zhù zài gōng diàn lǐ.
    The princess consort lives in the palace.
  • 王妃
    Zài nà běn xiǎo shuō zhōng, wáng fēi shì yí gè zhòng yào jué sè.
    In that novel, the princess consort is an important character.

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