夫人

fūren

noun HSK 4 #639

Meanings

1 Mrs.; madam; lady
2 wife (formal/respectful)

Characters

Examples

王夫人，您好！

Wáng fūren, nín hǎo!

Hello, Mrs. Wang!

总统和夫人出席了晚宴。

Zǒngtǒng hé fūren chūxí le wǎnyàn.

The president and first lady attended the dinner.

他的夫人是一位医生。

Tā de fūren shì yī wèi yīshēng.

His wife is a doctor.

Tips

usage

夫人 is formal and respectful. Use it for addressing someone else's wife or in titles (总统夫人, first lady). For your own wife, use 妻子 or 太太 in conversation.

Stroke Order

夫 fū

人 rén