Meaning of 元配
元配 means first wife; original wife. Pronounced yuán pèi.
- first wife; original wife
Definitions & Examples
Tā她
shì是
tā他
de的
yuán元
pèi配
qī妻
zi子
，
liǎng两
rén人
jié结
hūn婚
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
shí十
nián年
le了
。
She is his first wife, and they have been married for thirty years.
Yuán元
pèi配
fū夫
rén人
zǎo早
shì逝
，
tā他
yòu又
qǔ娶
le了
jì继
shì室
。
His first wife died young, so he remarried.
Zhè这
wèi位
yuán元
pèi配
wèi为
jiā家
zú族
yù育
yǒu有
liǎng两
zǐ子
yī一
nǚ女
。
This first wife bore two sons and one daughter for the family.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
yuán元
pèi配
de的
dì地
wèi位
yuǎn远
gāo高
yú于
cè侧
shì室
。
In ancient times, the first wife's status was far higher than that of concubines.