English–Chinese
“housewife” in Chinese
How to say “housewife” in Chinese
“Housewife” in Chinese is 主妇 (zhǔ fù).
A female household manager whose regular work centers on domestic tasks and care rather than a main paid occupation away from home.
Example sentences with 主妇
市场研究显示，主妇在消费决策中占重要地位。shì chǎng yán jiū xiǎn shì zhǔ fù zài xiāo fèi jué cè zhōng zhàn zhòng yào dì wèi
Market research shows that housewives play an important role in consumer decisions.
Tips for using 主妇
- Unlike a gender-neutral role label, this noun explicitly marks the person as female, so it is not a general term for anyone who runs a home.
Other Chinese words for “housewife”
她结婚后成为了家庭主妇。tā jié hūn hòu chéng wéi le jiā tíng zhǔ fù
She became a housewife after getting married.