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

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.

HSK 3

过年时大伯子一家来看我们。

Guònián shí dàbǎizi yījiā lái kàn wǒmen.

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

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