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    Referring to husband with 丈夫 (zhàngfu)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    Subject + 的 + 丈夫

    Explanation

    The noun 丈夫 (zhàngfu) means "husband" and is the standard formal term for a married woman's male spouse. It is more formal than 老公 (lǎogōng), which is commonly used in casual spoken Chinese.

    Examples

    • 她的丈夫是一位大学教授。

      Tā de zhàngfu shì yī wèi dàxué jiàoshòu.

      Her husband is a university professor.

    • 我丈夫做饭比我好吃多了。

      Wǒ zhàngfu zuòfàn bǐ wǒ hǎochī duō le.

      My husband cooks much better than I do.

    • 她和丈夫结婚已经二十年了。

      Tā hé zhàngfu jiéhūn yǐjīng èrshí nián le.

      She and her husband have been married for twenty years.

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