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Daughter-in-law in Chinese

daughter-in-law · HSK 6

媳妇 xí fù

  1. 媳 xí daughter-in-law
  2. 妇 fù woman

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How do you say daughter-in-law in Chinese?

Daughter-in-law in Chinese is 媳妇 (xí fù).

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