配偶

• Pinyin: pèi ǒu
• Desglose de hanzi: 配 = 酉 + 己 (match, pair); 偶 = 亻 + 禺 (person + counterpart — a paired figure)

Significado

Cónyuge.

A formal and neutral term for a spouse, used in legal, medical, administrative, and academic contexts. Unlike 老公/老婆 (colloquial) or 丈夫/妻子 (standard), 配偶 is gender-neutral and often appears on official documents.

Ejemplos

1. 申请表上要求填写配偶的姓名与职业信息。
2. 法律规定配偶有相互扶养的义务。
3. 研究表明，配偶间的教育水平差异会影响婚姻满意度。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, medical, government, academic

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 根据遗嘱，逝者的全部遗产归配偶及两名子女共同继承。(According to the will, the deceased's entire estate is to be jointly inherited by the spouse and two children.)
• 签证申请人须提交配偶的身份证明文件及婚姻证明原件。(Visa applicants must submit the spouse's identity documents and the original marriage certificate.)

Incorrecto

• 我的配偶说她不想去 — in daily conversation use 我老婆 or 我妻子; 配偶 in casual speech sounds overly bureaucratic

Origen e historia

配 (match, pair) + 偶 (counterpart, paired figure) — the matched counterpart in a life pairing

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal