小舅子

xiǎojiùzi
noun #24,186

Meanings

  1. 1 wife's younger brother
  2. 2 brother-in-law (younger, on wife's side)

Examples

Wǒ xiǎojiùzi gānggāng dàxué bìyè.
My brother-in-law just graduated from university.
Tā dàizhe xiǎojiùzi yīqǐ qù kàn qiúsài.
He took his younger brother-in-law to watch the ball game.

Tips

culture
Chinese has very specific kinship terms. refers specifically to one's mother's brother or wife's brother. 小舅子 = wife's younger brother, while = wife's elder brother. The suffix is a colloquial diminutive.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
jiù