丈母娘

zhàngmǔniáng
noun #28,469

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law (from husband's perspective)

Examples

HSK 1
Zhàngmǔniáng lái jiālǐ zhù le yígè yuè.
His mother-in-law stayed at their home for a month.
HSK 3
Tā hé zhàngmǔniáng de guānxi fēicháng hǎo.
He has an excellent relationship with his mother-in-law.

Tips

usage
丈母娘 is specifically the wife's mother, i.e. the mother-in-law from the husband's perspective. The wife's father is 岳父 and the wife's mother is also 岳母 in more formal usage. 丈母娘 is the colloquial everyday term.

Stroke Order

丈 zhàng
母 mǔ
娘 niáng