How to say “husband and wife” in Chinese
husband and wife
“Husband and wife” in Chinese is 夫妻, fū qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
夫妻 is read fū qī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 丈夫 it is read with the neutral tone.
Below, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “夫妻”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 夫妻. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们俩是夫妻。tāmenliǎshìfūqīThe two of them are husband and wife.
- 他们夫妻俩互相尊重tāmenfūqīliǎhùxiāngzūnzhòngThe husband and wife respect each other.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “husband and wife” in Chinese?
“Husband and wife” in Chinese is 夫妻, pinyin fūqī.
What does 夫妻 mean?
夫妻 (fūqī) means “husband and wife”.
How do you write 夫妻?
夫妻 is 2 characters: 夫 (fū) — husband, man; 妻 (qī) — wife. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 夫妻?
夫妻 is read fūqī. Tones: fū — first tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“husband and wife” in the lesson “Husband and wife”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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