xífu

媳

Character · NounTraditional媳婦

wife; son's wife

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

wife (colloquial)

informal

Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects in daily casual speech.

Wǒ我
xí媳
fu妇
zuò做
de得
yī一
shǒu手
hǎo好
cài菜
 。

My wife cooks really well.

Tā他
dài带
xí媳
fu妇
lái来
cān参
jiā加
jù聚
huì会
le了
 。

He brought his wife to the party.

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Nǐ你
xí媳
fu妇
zhēn真
piào漂
liang亮
 。

Your wife is very beautiful.

Wǒ我
gēn跟
xí媳
fu妇
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
guàng逛
jiē街
le了
 。

I went shopping with my wife.

Tā他
xí媳
fu妇
shì是
yī一
míng名
lǎo老
shī师
 。

His wife is a teacher.

2.

noun

son's wife

neutral

Used to refer to one's son's spouse, more formal than the colloquial wife meaning in some contexts.

Pó婆
po婆
hěn很
téng疼
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xí媳
fu妇
 。

The mother-in-law dotes on her daughter-in-law.

Tā他
de的
xí媳
fu妇
zài在
yī医
yuàn院
gōng工
zuò作
 。

His daughter-in-law works in a hospital.

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Lǎo老
lǐ李
jiā家
de的
xí媳
fu妇
hěn很
xiào孝
shùn顺
 。

Old Li's daughter-in-law is very filial.

Tā她
shì是
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
de的
xīn新
xí媳
fu妇
 。

She is our family's new daughter-in-law.

Gōng公
gong公
hé和
xí媳
fu妇
xiāng相
chǔ处
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

The father-in-law gets along very well with his daughter-in-law.