丈夫

zhàngfu

noun HSK 4 #550

Meanings

她的丈夫是医生。

Tā de zhàngfu shì yīshēng.

Her husband is a doctor.

我丈夫在北京工作。

Wǒ zhàngfu zài Běijīng gōngzuò.

My husband works in Beijing.

她和丈夫一起去旅行了。

Tā hé zhàngfu yīqǐ qù lǚxíng le.

She went traveling with her husband.

usage

丈夫 is the standard/formal word for husband. In casual speech, 老公 is more common. The counterpart for wife is 妻子 formally or 老婆 casually.

culture

In classical Chinese, 丈夫 meant 'great man' or 'real man,' a broader meaning than just 'husband.'

丈 zhàng

夫 fū