Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 兄嫂
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
嫂子sǎozi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
从兄cóng xiōngolder male second cousin
年兄nián xiōnglit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
家兄jiā xiōng(polite) my elder brother
兄长xiōng zhǎngelder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age