Daughter-in-law in Chinese: 媳妇 (xí fù)

xí fù

daughter-in-law

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 媳婦1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1daughter-in-law
  2. 2wife (of a younger man)
  3. 3young married woman
  4. 4young woman

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ㄒㄧˊ

/ x/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄨˋ

/ f/ uˋ/ fourth tone

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媳妇

Simplified

媳婦

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的媳妇对公婆很孝顺。

    tā de xí fù duì gōng pó hěn xiào shùn。

    His wife is very respectful toward her parents-in-law.

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