夫妇 (fūfù): married couple; husband and wife

Meanings

Husband and wife — a married couple.

Zhè duì fūfù jiéhūn èrshí nián le.

This couple has been married for twenty years.

Wáng shì fūfù dōu shì lǎoshī.

The Wang couple are both teachers.

Niánqīng fūfù mǎi le yī tào xīn fáng.

The young couple bought a new apartment.

usage

夫妇 is more formal than 夫妻. Use 夫妇 when referring to a couple from the outside (那对夫妇), and 夫妻 when discussing the relationship itself.

夫 fū

妇 fù