mèifu

妹夫

Word · Noun

younger sister's husband

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

younger sister's husband; brother-in-law

neutral

A kinship term used to address or refer to the husband of one's younger sister. In many families, it's common to use this term even when the age difference is small. It is a neutral, formal kinship term.

Wǒ我
mèi妹
fu夫
shì是
yì一
míng名
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
 。

My younger sister's husband is an engineer.

Chūn春
jié节
shí时
 ,
wǒ我
mèi妹
fu夫
huì会
lái来
jiā家
lǐ里
chī吃
fàn饭
 。

During Chinese New Year, my brother-in-law will come to the house for a meal.

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Tā她
xiàng向
fù父
mǔ母
jiè介
shào绍
le了
tā她
de的
xīn新
mèi妹
fu夫
 。

She introduced her new brother-in-law to her parents.