husband and wife; married couple
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a young married couple; a husband and wife (often implying youth)
informalA colloquial and affectionate term for a married couple, often used to refer to them as a unit. The '儿' (ér) is an optional retroflex suffix common in Northern Mandarin; the term is also frequently used without it as '两口'.
Zhè这
xiǎo小
liǎng两
kǒu口
r儿
gāng刚
jié结
hūn婚
，
rì日
zi子
guò过
de得
hěn很
tián甜
mì蜜
。
This young couple just got married, and their life is very sweet.
Qiáo瞧
tā他
men们
lǎo老
liǎng两
kǒu口
r儿
，
dào到
nǎ哪
r儿
dōu都
xíng形
yǐng影
bù不
lí离
。
Look at that old married couple, they're inseparable wherever they go.
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Tā他
men们
liǎng两
kǒu口
r儿
yī一
qǐ起
kāi开
le了
gè个
xiǎo小
diàn店
。
The couple opened a small shop together.
Tā他
men们
shì是
yī一
duì对
xīn新
hūn婚
liǎng两
kǒu口
r儿
。
They are a newlywed couple.
Liǎng两
kǒu口
r儿
guò过
rì日
zi子
，
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
hù互
xiàng相
lǐ理
jiě解
。
For a married couple living together, mutual understanding is the most important thing.