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title: "Nuxu Meaning: 女婿 (nǚxu) Means “son-in-law”"
description: "女婿 (nǚxu) means “son-in-law”. Hear its tones, see what 女 and 婿 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuxu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 女婿 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

女婿 nǚxu

## son-in-law

## It can also mean

- (dialect) husband

## Its characters

1. 女 nǚ woman
2. 婿 xù son-in-law (as in 女婿)

## In a sentence

这是我们家的新女婿。 This is our family's new son-in-law.

要是我们去不了西天，我就回来做你的**女婿**！

From [猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-15#library-word-793-795)

[More about 女婿](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%B3%E5%A9%BF)

## More words with 女 or 婿

- [儿女 érnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ernu)
- [妇女 fùnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/funu)
- [母女 mǔnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/munu)
- [女儿 nǚ’ér](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuer)
- [女方 nǚfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nufang)
- [女孩 nǚhái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuhai)
- [女朋友 nǚpéngyou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nupengyou)
- [女人 nǚrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuren)
- [女生 nǚshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nusheng)
- [女士 nǚshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nushi)

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