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媳妇

Word · NounTraditional媳

son's wife; wife of a junior relative

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

son's wife; daughter-in-law

informal

Often used in informal speech as '儿媳妇' or '儿媳妇儿'.

Wáng王
ā阿
yí姨
de的
ér儿
xí媳
fù对
duì她
tā很
hěn孝
xiào顺
 。

Aunt Wang's daughter-in-law is very filial to her.

Tā他
ér儿
zi子
jié结
hūn婚
le了
 ，
xīn新
xí媳
fù妇
hěn很
néng能
gàn干
 。

His son got married, and the new daughter-in-law is very capable.

2.

noun

wife of a junior male relative

neutral

Typically preceded by the title of the junior relative, e.g., '侄媳' (nephew's wife), '孙媳' (grandson's wife).

Tā他
de的
zhí侄
xí媳
fù妇
shì是
yī一
míng名
yī医
shēng生
 。

His nephew's wife is a doctor.

Lǐ李
jiā家
jīn今
tiān天
qǔ娶
sūn孙
xí媳
fù妇
 ，
fēi非
cháng常
rè热
nao闹
 。

The Li family is welcoming a grandson's wife today, and it's very lively.

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Wài外
sheng甥
xí媳
fù妇
yě也
lái来
cān参
jiā加
jiā家
tíng庭
jù聚
huì会
le了
 。

The nephew's wife also came to the family gathering.