Hanzi
Traditional
嫂
Simplified
嫂

older brother's wife/sister-in-law

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

sǎo

Bopomofo

ㄙㄠˇ

Jyutping

sou2

Example sentences

大嫂 dàsǎo
今天大嫂帶孩子回家吃飯。
今天大嫂带孩子回家吃饭。

My sister-in-law brought the children home for dinner today.

嫂子 sǎozi
「每次去哥哥家，嫂子總會親手做幾道拿手好菜。」
「每次去哥哥家，嫂子总会亲手做几道拿手好菜。」

Every time I go to my brother's house, my sister-in-law personally prepares several signature dishes.

嫂 sǎo
大嫂每週都陪媽媽去市場買菜。
大嫂每周都陪妈妈去市场买菜。

My older brother's wife accompanies Mom to the market to buy vegetables every week.

Example Vocabulary

大嫂

da4'sao3

older brother's wife; respectful address for a married woman

嫂嫂

sao3'sao

嫂子

sao3'zi

sister-in-law (older brother's wife)

兄嫂

xiong1'sao3

嫂

sao3

older brother's wife; respectful term for a married woman

月嫂

yue4'sao3

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