丈夫

• 拼音: zhàng fu
• 汉字拆解: 丈 = pictograph of a person holding a staff, a unit of length, adult man; 夫 = 大 (big/person) + 一 (a hairpin), an adult man

含义

Husband. The formal and standard term for a married man in relation to his wife.

The standard Mandarin word for husband in both spoken and written contexts. In classical Chinese, 丈夫 also meant a grown man of noble character, but in modern usage it almost exclusively means husband. Informally, 老公 is more colloquial. 丈夫 is appropriate in all registers.

例句

1. 她的丈夫是一名工程师，经常出差。
2. 这对夫妻结婚三十年，丈夫对妻子一直很体贴。
3. 丈夫下班回来后，两个人一起做了晚饭。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我丈夫今晚不在家。(My husband is not at home tonight.)
• 她正在等她丈夫从机场回来。(She is waiting for her husband to come back from the airport.)

错误说法

• 用'丈夫'称呼未婚男友 (Don't use 丈夫 to refer to an unmarried boyfriend — it strictly means a legally married husband)

起源与历史

Historically, 丈 was a unit of length (approximately 3 metres) and 丈夫 meant a man of full stature — a proper adult man. Over time the meaning narrowed to specifically mean husband.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal