How to say “daughter-in-law” in Chinese
daughter-in-law; wife (colloq.)
“Daughter-in-law” in Chinese is 媳妇, xí fu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
媳妇 is read xí fu: 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
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 息 xī hints at the reading.
On the left, 女 “woman”. In the full form, the right side was a broom 帚.
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 “媳妇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 媳妇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 昨天我又跟我媳妇吵架了。zuótiānwǒyòugēnwǒxífuchǎojiàleYesterday I had another fight with my wife.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “daughter-in-law” in Chinese?
“Daughter-in-law” in Chinese is 媳妇, pinyin xífu.
What does 媳妇 mean?
媳妇 (xífu) means “daughter-in-law; wife (colloq.)”.
How do you write 媳妇?
媳妇 is 2 characters: 媳 (xí) — daughter-in-law; 妇 (fù) — woman, wife. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 媳妇?
媳妇 is read xífu. Tones: xí — second tone, fu — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“daughter-in-law” in the lesson “Proposal and wedding”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. 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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