father-in-law (wife's father)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father-in-law (wife's father)
formalRespectful and slightly formal term for one's wife's father. More literary than 岳父.
Wǒ我
de的
yuè岳
zhàng丈
shì是
yī一
wèi位
tuì退
xiū休
de的
zhōng中
xué学
jiào教
shī师
。
My father-in-law is a retired middle school teacher.
Měi每
féng逢
zhōu周
mò末
，
tā他
dū都
huì会
péi陪
yuè岳
zhàng丈
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
xià下
qí棋
。
Every weekend, he accompanies his father-in-law to play chess in the park.
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Míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
yào要
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
bài拜
fǎng访
yuè岳
zhàng丈
hé和
yuè岳
mǔ母
。
Tomorrow we are going to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law together.