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夫人

fū ren · fu ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6Measure word: 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. lady
  2. madam
  3. Mrs.
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Calling everyone madam

  1. Dengdeng

    这张(zhèzhāng)请柬(qǐngjiǎn)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：王先生(wángxiānsheng)和(hé)夫人(fūren)。

    This invitation says: Mr. Wang and Madam.

  2. Liangliang

    夫人(fūren)就是(jiùshì)太太(tàitai)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

    Madam means wife, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，夫人(fūren)比(bǐ)太太(tàitai)更(gèng)客气(kèqi)。

    Yes. Madam is more polite than wife.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)见到(jiàndào)阿姨(āyí)，就(jiù)叫(jiào)夫人(fūren)。

    Then today, when I meet an auntie, I'll say madam.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)对(duì)每个(měigè)阿姨(āyí)都(dōu)叫(jiào)夫人(fūren)？

    You really call every auntie madam?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，卖菜(màicài)的(de)阿姨(āyí)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)，多(duō)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一根(yīgēn)葱(cōng)。

    Yes. The vegetable seller was so happy she gave me an extra spring onion.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

威(wēi)斯(sī)特(tè)夫(fū)人(ren)正(zhèng)在(zài)忙(máng)碌(lù)地(de)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Mrs. West is busy getting breakfast ready.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)夫(fū)人(ren)站(zhàn)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)，等(děng)她(tā)的(de)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)回(huí)来(lái)。

That lady is standing at the door, waiting for her husband to come back.

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夫
fū

husband; man

人
rén

person; people

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