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夫妻

fū qī · fu qi

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Meaning

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  1. husband and wife; married couple
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The old neighbours

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，对面(duìmiàn)那(nà)对(duì)老(lǎo)夫妻(fūqī)又(yòu)在(zài)下棋(xiàqí)了(le)。

    Look, the old couple opposite are playing chess again.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)下(xià)，从来(cónglái)不(bù)吵架(chǎojià)。

    They play every day and never argue.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)：“你(nǐ)又(yòu)输(shū)了(le)！”

    But I heard grandma say, "You lost again!"

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，夫妻(fūqī)下棋(xiàqí)，赢(yíng)的(de)人(rén)决定(juédìng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    Haha, when a couple plays chess, the winner picks dinner.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)爷爷(yéye)为什么(wèishénme)总是(zǒngshì)笑(xiào)着(zhe)输(shū)？

    Then why does grandpa always lose with a smile?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)最(zuì)爱(ài)吃(chī)奶奶(nǎinai)做(zuò)的(de)饭(fàn)。

    Because he loves the meals grandma cooks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

夫(fū)妻(qī)分(fēn)担(dān)家(jiā)务(wù)的(de)情(qíng)况(kuàng)愈(yù)来(lái)愈(yù)普(pǔ)遍(biàn)。

More and more married couples share household chores.

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

02

这(zhè)对(duì)夫(fū)妻(qī)结(jié)婚(hūn)二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)了(le)，感(gǎn)情(qíng)一(yì)直(zhí)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

This couple has been married for twenty years, and their relationship has always been very good.

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夫
fū

husband; man

妻
qī

wife

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