夫妻
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
夫妻 (fūqī) · husband and wife
夫妻 (fūqī) means “husband and wife; married couple”. It is written with 2 characters: 夫 (man) + 妻 (wife). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 夫妻 is built
The characters
夫 fū · man
What 夫 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 大 wearing a coming-of-age hairpin 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
妻 qī · wife
What 妻 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 holding a broom 十 in her hand 彐 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们夫妻俩都是老师。Tāmen fūqī liǎ dōu shì lǎoshī.The husband and wife are both teachers.
这对夫妻开了一家小饭馆。Zhè duì fūqī kāi le yī jiā xiǎo fànguǎn.This married couple opened a small restaurant.
Questions about 夫妻
What does 夫妻 mean?
夫妻 (fūqī) means “husband and wife; married couple”.
How do you pronounce 夫妻?
夫妻 is pronounced fūqī.
Which HSK level is 夫妻?
夫妻 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
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Learn 夫妻 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.