小两口 (xiǎo liǎng kǒu) — young married couple (colloquial, affectionate)

Definition

An affectionate, colloquial way to refer to a young married couple — close in meaning to 夫妻 but warmer and informal.

noun

young married couple (colloquial, affectionate)

小两口，。
Tā men xiǎo liǎng kǒu gāng jié hūn, shēng huó hěn tián mì.
They are a young married couple who just got married; their life is very sweet.
小两口。
Lín jū jiā de xiǎo liǎng kǒu měi tiān yì qǐ sàn bù.
The young couple next door goes for a walk together every day.
小两口。
Dà jiā dōu shuō zhè duì xiǎo liǎng kǒu hěn bān pèi.
Everyone says this young couple is a perfect match.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

两口two people

偏正Modifier + head

小 young and 两口 two mouths name a young married couple.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

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.

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