老婆

lǎo pó

CL 个 gè

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. (coll.) wife

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 老公 lǎo gōng 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband husband: (coll.) husband

Register variants

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• 妻子 qī zi 妻子 qī zi wife formal term for wife: wife
• 太太 tài tai 太太 tài tai married woman polite term for wife: married woman

Related words

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• 爱人 ài ren 爱人 ài ren spouse (PRC) spouse (can be husband or wife, more formal): spouse (PRC)

Usage notes

Collocations

老婆 is often paired with 老公 (husband) in casual conversation.

Formality

老婆 is colloquial and used for one's own wife; use 妻子 in formal contexts.

Example Sentences

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我的 老婆 很喜欢做饭。

My wife really enjoys cooking.

他 老婆 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13138953)

他對 老婆 言聽計從。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 775891)

他怕他 老婆 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10536285)

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Words Containing 老婆

• 大老婆 大老婆 dà lǎo pó: primary wife
• 小老婆 小老婆 xiǎo lǎo pó: concubine
• 怕老婆 怕老婆 pà lǎo pó: henpecked
• 老婆孩子热炕头 老婆孩子热炕头 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou: wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)

Child Words of 老婆

• 婆 婆 pó: grandmother
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity