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老婆

lǎopo
noun HSK 4 #934

Meanings

  1. 1 wife (colloquial)

Characters

老
lǎo
old; prefix for familiarity
婆
pó
old woman; grandmother

Examples

他特别爱他的老婆。
Tā tèbié ài tā de lǎopo.
He loves his wife very much.
老婆,我回来了!
Lǎopo, wǒ huílái le!
Honey, I'm home!
我老婆是老师。
Wǒ lǎopo shì lǎoshī.
My wife is a teacher.

Tips

usage
老婆 is the casual/intimate term for wife. 妻子 (qīzi) is formal. 太太 (tàitai) is polite and slightly old-fashioned. 爱人 (àiren) is used in mainland China as a gender-neutral term for spouse.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
婆 pó

Related Words

老太婆 lǎotàipó #8,728
old woman; old lady / (derogatory) old hag; old crone / (colloquial) wife (used by older men referring to their wives)
老公 lǎogōng HSK 4 #2,327
husband (colloquial)
老实 lǎoshi HSK 4 #1,669
honest; sincere; frank / well-behaved; docile / naive; easily taken advantage of
老家 lǎojiā HSK 4 #6,211
hometown; native place; ancestral home
老婆婆 lǎopópo #20,968
old woman / elderly lady / old granny / grandmother (informal)
老爹 lǎodiē #3,635
dad; old man / pops; father (colloquial)
老朋友 lǎopéngyou HSK 2 #2,666
old friend
老板 lǎobǎn HSK 3 #924
boss; business owner / shopkeeper; proprietor
老师 lǎoshī HSK 1 #804
teacher
老兄 lǎoxīōng #709
buddy / pal / bro / old chap
老婆 lǎopo
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