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宫女

gōng nǚ

2-character word Traditional 宮女 Measure word 个、名、位

What 宫女 means

palace maid

The characters in 宫女

宫gōngpalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)
女nǚfemale; woman; daughter

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The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gōng nǚ correctly.
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