弟媳

dìxí
noun #49,543

Meanings

  1. 1 younger brother's wife; sister-in-law (younger brother's)

Examples

Wǒ dìxí shì yī wèi lǎoshī.
My younger brother's wife is a teacher.
Chūnjié shí dìxí huí niángjiā le.
During Spring Festival my sister-in-law went back to her parents' home.

Tips

usage
Specifically the wife of your 弟弟. Chinese sister-in-law terms are split by marriage direction: 弟媳 (younger brother's wife), 嫂子 (elder brother's wife), /小姨子 (wife's younger sister), etc. English 'sister-in-law' collapses all of these.

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