岳
父

Wife's father, father-in-law in Chinese: 岳父 (yuè fù)

yuè fù

wife's father, father-in-law

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1wife's father, father-in-law

Stroke order

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岳
父

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄝˋ

yuè

ㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 岳父 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 周末我陪岳父喝茶聊天。

    zhōu mò wǒ péi yuè fù hē chá liáo tiān。

    On weekends I keep my father-in-law company over tea.

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Related words

父亲

fù qīn

father

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

父女

fù nǚ

father and daughter

父子

fù zǐ

father and son

师父

shī fu

used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

祖父

zǔ fù

father's father

伯父

bó fù

father's elder brother

继父

jì fù

stepfather

岳母

yuè mǔ

wife's mother, mother-in-law

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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