两口子 (liǎng kǒu zi) — (informal) husband and wife, married couple

Definition

Informal, conversational word for 'husband and wife.' More casual than 夫妻 or 夫妇, which are neutral/formal and also cover married couples in writing.

noun

(informal) husband and wifemarried couple

两口子。
Lóu xià nà duì liǎng kǒu zi zǒng shì hěn wǎn huí jiā.
That couple downstairs always comes home very late.
两口子。
liǎng kǒu zi Liǎ yì qǐ kāi le jiā xiǎo fàn guǎn.
The husband and wife together opened a small restaurant.
两口子，。
Zhè duì liǎng kǒu zi jié hūn sān shí nián le, gǎn qíng yì zhí hěn hǎo.
This couple has been married for thirty years, and their relationship has always been very good.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

两口two people

偏正Modifier + head

两 means two, and 口 as mouths stands for people; together they picture a couple, with 子 making the familiar word.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兩; 两 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 兩 is described as combining 一 and 㒳. The simplified 两 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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