---
title: "Saozi Meaning: 嫂子 (sǎozi) Means “older brother's wife”"
description: "嫂子 (sǎozi) means “older brother's wife; sister-in-law”. Hear its tones, see what 嫂 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/saozi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-5#library-word-229-231)

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## More words with 嫂 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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