Chinese word

儿媳

Pronunciation

Pinyinér xí

Meaning

  • noundaughter-in-law

Example

今天我见了儿媳的父母。jīn tiān wǒ jiàn le ér xí de fù mǔ

Today I met my daughter-in-law's parents.

Illustration for 儿媳 (daughter-in-law)

More examples

我尽量和儿媳相处。wǒ jǐn liàng hé ér xí xiāng chǔ

I try my best to get along with my daughter-in-law.

Core concept

A woman who becomes part of a family through marriage to its son.

Common phrases

  • 儿媳的父母ér xí de fù mǔ

    daughter-in-law's parents

  • 和儿媳相处hé ér xí xiāng chǔ

    get along with daughter-in-law

  • 疼爱儿媳téng ài ér xí

    love daughter-in-law dearly

  • 接纳儿媳jiē nà ér xí

    welcome daughter-in-law

Similar words

儿媳妇ér xí fù: An everyday spoken term for a family's son's wife.
媳妇xí fù: An everyday term for a married woman as a member of her husband's family.
妻子qī zǐ: The common general term for a woman who is married.

Definition in Chinese

指与儿子结婚并被接纳为家庭成员的女性，也可称为儿媳妇或媳妇。zhǐ yǔ ér zi jié hūn bìng bèi jiē nà wèi jiā tíng chéng yuán de nǚ xìng yě kě chēng wéi ér xí fù huò xí fù

Word origin

儿 (ér, "son") + 媳 (xí, "wife or daughter-in-law") forms a term for the woman who marries a family's son.

Usage tips

  • In everyday family talk, 我儿媳 (wǒ érxí, "my daughter-in-law") is a natural way to identify the woman, while direct address often uses her name instead.

Related words

  • 儿媳妇ér xí fùdaughter-in-lawnoun
  • 媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-lawnoun

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