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What does 嫂子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

嫂子 sǎozi

older brother's wife; sister-in-law

It can also mean

  • (polite) form of address for a married woman

Its characters

  1. 嫂 sǎo older brother's wife
  2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

In a sentence

我嫂子是一名医生。 My sister-in-law is a doctor.

第二,谁也不能去打扰我的两个嫂子。

From 千里走单骑 · A Thousand Li Alone

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