fū fù
mari et femme
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这对夫妇结婚已经十年了。
Zhè duì fūfù jiéhūn yǐjīng shí nián le.
This couple has been married for ten years.
他们是一对恩爱的夫妇。
Tāmen shì yī duì ēn'ài de fūfù.
They are a loving couple.
这对夫妇有两个孩子。
Zhè duì fūfù yǒu liǎng ge háizi.
This couple has two children.
夫妻 (fū qī)
husband and wife
伉俪 (kàng lì)
husband and wife
The Chinese word "**夫妇**" (fū fù) for "husband and wife" is composed of two characters: "**夫**" (fū) and "**妇**" (fù). The character "**夫**" originally meant "man" or "male", and was often used as a prefix to indicate a male role or occupation. The character "**妇**" originally meant "woman" or "female", and was often used as a prefix to indicate a female role or occupation. Over time, the two characters came to be used together to refer specifically to a married couple, with "**夫**" referring to the husband and "**妇**" referring to the wife. The term "**夫妇**" is now commonly used in Chinese to refer to a married couple, and is often used in a respectful or formal context.
