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sister; nun (of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches)

xiū nǚ

修 女

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n.sister; nun (of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches)
- dāng xiū nǚ
  当修女
  become a nun
- xiū nǚ zhù zài yī gè fēng bì de shè qū
  修女住在一个封闭的社区。
  The nuns live in a closed community.
- tā mèi mei chū jiā zuò le jiāo shū de xiū nǚ
  他妹妹出家做了教书的修女。
  His sister took vows to become a teaching nun.

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