Writing
女婿 (nǚ xu) — how to say "son-in-law" in Chinese
女婿
Son-in-law
noun
Character composition
女
woman
婿
son-in-law
Radicals / Keys
女
Woman
#38 · nǚ · 3 strokes
Collocations
女婿家
nǚ xu jiā
son-in-law's home
Examples
我的女婿是医生，他在医院工作。
My son-in-law is a doctor and works at a hospital.
我女婿很好。
My son-in-law is very good.
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Son in law in Chinese meaning
"son-in-law" in Chinese is 女婿 (nǚ xu).
女婿 meaning in English
女婿 (nǚ xu) means "Son-in-law".
How is 女婿 pronounced?
It is pronounced nǚ xu (written as nv xu, nvxu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Son in law in Chinese character
It is written 女婿: 女 has 3 strokes, 婿 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 女婿?
女婿 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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