HSK 6 · Family

配偶 pèi'ǒu “spouse” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 配偶 means

  1. spouse

How to say 配偶

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale配pèi4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale偶ǒu3rd tone, dipping

配偶 in a sentence

  1. 填表的时候，要写上配偶的姓名。

    Tiánbiǎo de shíhou, yào xiě shàng pèi'ǒu de xìngmíng.

    When you fill in the form, you need to write your spouse’s name.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 员工和配偶都可以参加这次活动。

    Yuángōng hé pèi'ǒu dōu kěyǐ cānjiā zhè cì huódòng.

    Employees and their spouses can all take part in this event.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 配偶 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 配 (pèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
配pèito join
  • 酉wine vessel · yǒuMeaning part
  • 己self · jǐSound part

酉 hints at the meaning (wine vessel); 己 (jǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pèi.

The character 偶 (ǒu) with each of its parts in a different colour
偶ǒuaccidental
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 禺district · yúSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 禺 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with ǒu.

How to write 配偶

配 10 strokes · 偶 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

配偶 (pèi'ǒu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 配偶 (pèi'ǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 配偶

Words with 配

分配fēnpèi · to distribute配合pèihé · to cooperate搭配dāpèi · to match配备pèibèi · to equip支配zhīpèi · to control配套pèitào · to form a complete set

Words with 偶

偶尔ǒu'ěr · occasionally偶然ǒurán · incidentally偶像ǒuxiàng · idol

More words: People, Body & Health

家伙jiāhuo · guy家属jiāshǔ · family member居民jūmín · resident君子jūnzǐ · gentleman乞丐qǐgài · beggar人士rénshì · public figure嫂子sǎozi · sister-in-law (elder brother’s wife)生育shēngyù · to give birth

FAQs

配偶 (pèi’ǒu) means “spouse”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it pèi’ǒu: pèi with a 4th tone, then ǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 配偶 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type peiou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 配偶 from the suggestions. Typing peiou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
配偶 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.