处女 (chǔ nǚ) — virgin; maiden; initial; inaugural (used in compounds like 处女作, 处女地)
Definition
处女 literally means 'virgin / maiden' (a woman who has not had sex), but in compound words it shifts to mean 'first, inaugural, untouched' — as in 处女作 (debut work) or 处女地 (virgin land).
noun
virginmaideninitialinaugural (used in compounds like 处女作, 处女地)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 处女，。Tā shì yí wèi chǔ nǚ, cóng wèi tán guò liàn ài.She is a virgin and has never been in a relationship.
- ，。Zhè shì tā de chǔ nǚ zuò, yì chū bǎn jiù dà shòu huān yíng.This is his debut work, which was very well received as soon as it was published.
- 。Zhè piàn chǔ nǚ dì zhì jīn wú rén kāi fā.This virgin land has never been developed to this day.
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