brothers-in-law (husbands of sisters); co-brothers-in-law
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
brothers-in-law (the husbands of two sisters); the relationship between them
neutralRefers specifically to the relationship between the husbands of two sisters (co-brothers-in-law). It is a kinship term and does not apply to other in-law relationships. The diminutive suffix '～儿' is optional and may be used in informal spoken Mandarin.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lián连
jīn襟
。
He is my brother-in-law (my wife's sister's husband).
Tā他
men们
shì是
tóng同
shì事
yòu又
shì是
lián连
jīn襟
。
They are colleagues and also brothers-in-law.
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Lǎo老
Wáng王
hé和
Xiǎo小
Zhāng张
shì是
lián连
jīn襟
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
men们
qǔ娶
le了
yī一
duì对
jiě姐
mèi妹
。
Old Wang and Little Zhang are brothers-in-law because they married a pair of sisters.
Wǒ我
men们
liǎng两
jiā家
guān关
xì系
hěn很
hǎo好
，
yīn因
wèi为
shì是
lián连
jīn襟
。
The relationship between our two families is very good because we are brothers-in-law.