Definition

Examples

• 她从小就被那对夫妇收为义女，关系一直很好。
  Tā cóngxiǎo jiù bèi nà duì fūfù shōu wéi yì nǚ, guānxi yìzhí hěn hǎo.
  She was taken in as an adopted daughter by that couple when she was young, and their relationship has always been good.
• 按照传统，他们举行了认义女的仪式。
  Ànzhào chuántǒng, tāmen jǔxíng le rèn yì nǚ de yíshì.
  According to tradition, they held a ceremony to formally recognize her as a goddaughter.
• 这位老人没有亲生子女，只有两个义女陪伴他。
  Zhè wèi lǎorén méiyǒu qīnshēng zǐnǚ, zhǐyǒu liǎng ge yì nǚ péibàn tā.
  This elderly man has no biological children; only two adopted daughters accompany him.