女婿

nǚxu
noun HSK 7 #11,075

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 son-in-law

Examples

Tā duì nǚxu hěn mǎnyì.
She is very satisfied with her son-in-law.
Tā shì gè hǎo nǚxu.
He is a good son-in-law.

Tips

memory
(daughter) + 婿 (husband) — your daughter's husband = son-in-law.
usage
The 婿 character is read as the neutral tone "xu" in this word, not "xù". In Chinese families, calling someone 女婿 implies acceptance into the family.

Stroke Order

婿 xu