丈夫 (zhàng fu) — husband
Definition
Standard, neutral word for 'husband.' 老公 (lǎogōng) is the casual/colloquial version; 先生 (xiānsheng) is more formal and also means 'Mr.'
noun
husband
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 丈夫。Wǒ zhàng fu měi tiān huí jiā hěn wǎn.My husband comes home very late every day.
- 丈夫。Tā zhàng fu gěi tā mǎi le yí gè lǐ wù.Her husband bought her a gift.
- 丈夫？Nǐ zhàng fu zuò shén me gōng zuò?What does your husband do for work?
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