Word

夫人 (fū rén) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 夫人

名 míng noun

madam

李先生和他的夫人一起来了。

Lǐ xiān sheng hé tā de fū rén yì qǐ lái le

Mr. Li came with his wife.

Word breakdown

夫 fū — husband, man (forming a respectful term)

1 丈夫 zhàng fu — husband HSK 2
- 丈 adult male, man of stature
- 夫 man, husband
Example

她的丈夫是一位医生。

tā de zhàng fu shì yī wèi yī shēng

Her husband is a doctor.
2 夫妻 fū qī — husband and wife; married couple HSK 3
- 夫 husband
- 妻 wife
Example

夫妻应该互相尊重。

fū qī yīng gāi hù xiāng zūn zhòng

Husband and wife should respect each other.
3 功夫 gōng fu — kung fu; skill; effort HSK 4
- 功 achievement; skill; work
- 夫 suffix completing the word; relates to time/labor spent
Example

学好中文需要下功夫。

xué hǎo zhōng wén xū yào xià gōng fu

Learning Chinese well requires effort.
4 大夫 dài fu — doctor HSK 4
- 大 great, senior
- 夫 man, person
Example

大夫说我需要多休息。

dài fu shuō wǒ xū yào duō xiū xi

The doctor said I need more rest.
5 夫妇 fū fù — married couple HSK 5
- 夫 husband
- 妇 wife
Example

这对夫妇结婚三十年了。

zhè duì fū fù jié hūn sān shí nián le

This couple has been married for thirty years.

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6 下功夫 xià gōng fu — to put in effort; to work hard at HSK 6
- 下 to put in; to expend
- 功 work; effort; merit
- 夫 time; skill (forms the word for effort/skill)
Example

他在这个项目上下了很多功夫。

tā zài zhè ge xiàng mù shàng xià le hěn duō gōng fu

He put in a lot of effort on this project.
7 工夫 gōng fu — time; spare time; skill; effort HSK 6
- 工 work; labor (contributes the sense of effort or activity)
- 夫 suffix (combines with 工 to form the word meaning time or skill)
Example

我今天没有工夫去购物。

wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng fu qù gòu wù

I don't have time to go shopping today.

人 rén — person (completing the respectful term for wife/lady)

1 家人 jiā rén — family members HSK 1
- 家 family, home
- 人 people, members
Example

我的家人都很健康。

wǒ de jiā rén dōu hěn jiàn kāng

My family members are all very healthy.
2 别人 bié rén — other people HSK 3
- 别 other, different
- 人 person, people
Example

不要在意别人的看法。

bú yào zài yì bié rén de kàn fǎ

Don't care about other people's opinions.
3 名人 míng rén — celebrity HSK 3
- 名 fame/famous
- 人 person
Example

她成为了一名国际名人。

tā chéng wéi le yī míng guó jì míng rén

She became an international celebrity.
4 大人 dà rén — adult HSK 3
- 大 big, grown, mature
- 人 person
Example

他已经是大人了，可以自己做决定。

tā yǐ jīng shì dà rén le kě yǐ zì jǐ zuò jué dìng

He's already an adult, he can make his own decisions.
5 女人 nǚ rén — woman HSK 3
- 女 female, woman (base meaning)
- 人 person, human being
Example

她是一个善良的女人。

tā shì yí gè shàn liáng de nǚ rén

She is a kind woman.

Structure & writing

1 夫 fū — general term for an adult man

夫 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 肤 fū skin, the outer surface of the human body 规 guī compass (for drawing circles)

HSK 5

扶 fú to support with one's hand to prevent falling, or to help something fallen stand up again 替 tì to replace; to substitute

HSK 6

夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)

一 is a component in 58 characters

HSK 1