Chinese word dictionary

外舅

wài jiù · (literary) father-in-law; wife's father

Word information

Simplified外舅
Traditional外舅
Pinyinwài jiù
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 外舅

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.

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