嫂
嫂
sǎo
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
Character Breakdown
Radical: 女 (no. 38)
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- older brother's wife
- sister-in-law
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Words Containing 嫂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 兄嫂 | xiōng sǎo | elder brother and his wife | |
| 大嫂 | dà sǎo | older brother's wife | |
| 嫂嫂 | sǎo sao | older brother's wife | |
| 嫂子 | sǎo zi | (coll.) older brother's wife | |
| 家嫂 | jiā sǎo | (polite) my sister-in-law | |
| 月嫂 | yuè sǎo | woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth | |
| 空嫂 | kōng sǎo | married stewardess of mature age | |
| 舅嫂 | jiù sǎo | wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law | |
| 军嫂 | jūn sǎo | serviceman's wife |
Related Words
大娘(dà niáng)· (coll.) father's older brother's wife
→六亲(liù qīn)· six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]
→大嫂(dà sǎo)· older brother's wife
→姒(sì)· wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old)
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.
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