老婆 (lǎo po) — wife (colloquial)
Definition
老婆 (lǎopo) is the casual, everyday word for 'wife' — used when speaking to friends or about your own wife. 妻子 is the neutral/书面 word, and 太太 is more polite (also 'Mrs.').
noun
wife (colloquial)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老婆？Nǐ lǎo po zuò shén me gōng zuò?What does your wife do for work?
- 老婆。Wǒ lǎo po jīn tiān yào qù chāo shì mǎi cài.My wife is going to the supermarket to buy groceries today.
- 老婆。Tā lǎo po shì wǒ de dà xué tóng xué.His wife is my college classmate.
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