夫家

fūjiā

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

她结婚后一直住在夫家。

Tā jiéhūn hòu yìzhí zhù zài fūjiā.

Since marrying she has always lived with her husband's family.

HSK 6

在旧社会，媳妇在夫家往往没有什么地位。

Zài jiùshèhuì, xífu zài fūjiā wǎngwǎng méiyǒu shénme dìwèi.

In the old society a daughter-in-law often had little standing in her husband's family.

usage

夫家 is the formal, written word; in speech it is 婆家. A married woman's own parents' home is her 娘家.

夫 fū

家 jiā