配偶 meaning in English

pèi'ǒu

spouse

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 配偶

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pèi'ǒu
  1. spouse

Stroke order for each character

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配 pèi · to join · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

偶 ǒu · accidentally · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 配偶.

配合pèihématching; fitting in with
分配fēnpèito distribute; to assign
偶尔ǒu'ěroccasionally; once in a while
偶然ǒuránincidentally; occasional
偶像ǒuxiàngidol
支配zhīpèito control; to dominate
配备pèibèito allocate; to provide
配套pèitàoto form a complete set; compatible
搭配dāpèito pair up; to match
配置pèizhìto deploy; to allocate
匹配pǐpèito mate or marry; to match
木偶mù'ǒupuppet

Questions about 配偶

What does 配偶 mean?

配偶 (pèi'ǒu) means "spouse" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 配偶?

配偶 is made of 2 characters: 配 (10 strokes), 偶 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 配偶 an HSK word?

Yes. 配偶 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.