Chinese–EnglishWith examples

夫妇

fū fù · fu fu

Traditional 夫婦

HSK 4Old HSK 6Measure word: 对 duì

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. a (married) couple
  2. husband and wife
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:22 cartoon

The dancing couple

  1. Dengdeng

    隔壁(gébì)的(de)老(lǎo)夫妇(fūfù)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    The old couple next door dances every morning.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？跳(tiào)什么(shénme)舞(wǔ)？

    Really? What kind of dance?

  3. Dengdeng

    广场舞(guǎngchǎngwǔ)。他们(tāmen)是(shì)一对(yīduì)很(hěn)可爱(kěài)的(de)夫妇(fūfù)。

    Square dancing. They are a very cute couple.

  4. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)有(yǒu)孩子(háizi)吗(ma)？

    Do they have children?

  5. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，可是(kěshì)孩子们(háizimen)跳(tiào)得(de)没(méi)他们(tāmen)好(hǎo)！上周(shàngzhōu)这对(zhèduì)夫妇(fūfù)还(hái)赢(yíng)了(le)比赛(bǐsài)。

    Yes, but the children do not dance as well as them! Last week this couple even won a contest.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)夫(fū)妇(fù)应(yīng)该(gāi)閒(xián)时(shí)去(qù)浸(jìn)温(wēn)泉(quán)，过(guò)过(guò)二(èr)人(rén)世(shì)界(jiè)。

Sometimes it's good for a married couple to go to a hot spring together—just the two of them.

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

02

史(shǐ)密(mì)斯(sī)夫(fū)妇(fù)现(xiàn)在(zài)分(fēn)居(jū)了(le)。

Mr. and Mrs. Smith live apart from each other now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
夫
fū

husband; man

妇
fù

woman

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with FExplore words in context