两口子

兩口子

liǎngkǒuzi

noun HSK 7-9 #29,293

Meanings

1 married couple
2 husband and wife

Characters

mouth; measure word for people in a family

Examples

两口子吵架是常有的事。

Liǎngkǒuzi chǎojià shì chángyǒu de shì.

It's common for a married couple to quarrel.

他们两口子感情很好。

Tāmen liǎngkǒuzi gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.

The two of them are a very loving couple.

Tips

register

两口子 is colloquial and informal. In formal contexts, use 夫妻 (fūqī) or 夫妇 (fūfù) instead.

memory

两 (two) + 口 (mouth/person in a household) + 子 (suffix) = two members of a household, i.e. a couple.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

口 kǒu

子 zǐ