老丈人

lǎozhàngren
noun #50,802

Meanings

  1. 1 father-in-law (wife's father)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā měi ge zhōumò dōu qù kàn lǎozhàngren.
He visits his father-in-law every weekend.
HSK 3
Jiéhūn yǐhòu, tā hé lǎozhàngren de guānxi yìzhí hěn hǎo.
Since the wedding he has always got on well with his father-in-law.

Tips

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老丈人 is how a husband usually talks about his wife's father, warm and a little jokey. 岳父 is the standard word, used in writing and in polite introductions. His wife's mother is 丈母娘.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
丈 zhàng
人 rén