弟妇

弟婦

dìfù

noun

Measure Word

一位弟妇 wèi

Meanings

1 younger brother's wife
2 younger sister-in-law

Characters

younger brother

Examples

HSK 3

他和弟妇关系一直很好。

Tā hé dìfù guānxi yìzhí hěn hǎo.

He has always had a good relationship with his younger brother's wife.

HSK 4

弟妇刚生了一个男孩。

Dìfù gāng shēng le yígè nánhái.

My younger sister-in-law just had a baby boy.

Tips

usage

More common colloquial alternatives are 弟媳 or 弟媳妇. 弟妇 leans slightly literary/formal. Note that Chinese kinship terms always specify which side and which generation - there is no single word for 'sister-in-law'.

Stroke Order

弟 dì

妇 fù