大伯子

dàbǎizi

noun #92,109

Meanings

1 husband's elder brother; brother-in-law

Characters

father's elder brother (in kin term)

Examples

HSK 2

过年时大伯子一家来看我们。

Guònián shí dàbǎizi yìjiā lái kàn wǒmen.

Over New Year my husband's elder brother's family came to visit us.

HSK 3

这是我大伯子送的礼物。

Zhè shì wǒ dàbǎizi sòng de lǐwù.

This is a gift from my husband's elder brother.

Tips

usage

Note the reading bǎi (not bó) in this compound. 大伯子 is specifically a wife's term for her husband's elder brother. Her own elder brother is 哥哥.

Stroke Order

大 dà

伯 bó

子 zǐ