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夫妻

fūqī

husband and wife

A couple holding hands by a door
Memory picture

Characters in this word

夫 fū

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 夫

妻 qī

Strokes
8
Radical
女 — woman, girl
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 妻

Example phrases

  • 他们是夫妻。 Tāmen shì fūqī. They are husband and wife.
  • 这对夫妻很好。 Zhè duì fūqī hěn hǎo. This couple is very good.
  • 夫妻一起做饭。 Fūqī yìqǐ zuò fàn. The husband and wife cook together.

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