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岳父

yuè fù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • wife's father, father-in-law

Definition

妻子的父亲。

Wife's father; father-in-law.

Usage

通常用于正式场合或书面语，表示丈夫对妻子父亲的称呼。在日常对话中，也可直接使用“岳父”一词。

Usually used in formal situations or written language to refer to the husband's wife's father. In daily conversation, the term '岳父' can also be used directly.

Examples

  • 1 我的岳父是一位退休教师。（My father-in-law is a retired teacher.）
  • 2 今天我和岳父一起去钓鱼了。（Today I went fishing with my father-in-law.）
  • 3 岳父对我的工作非常支持。（My father-in-law is very supportive of my work.）
  • 4 每年春节我们都会去岳父家拜年。（Every Spring Festival, we go to my father-in-law's house to pay New Year's visit.）
  • 5 在婚礼上，岳父将女儿的手交给了我。（At the wedding, my father-in-law placed his daughter's hand in mine.）

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