正妻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
正妻 Usage and Examples
principal wife
legal wife
main wife
Typically, the man has an official wife in addition to one or more concubines.
Concubines have limited rights of support from the man, and their offspring are publicly acknowledged as the man's children, albeit of lower status than children born by the official wife or wives.
The characters in 正妻
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 正
- zhèng正shàng上yǎn演zhe着unfolding, playing out
- zhèng正yè业main occupation, legitimate profession
- zhèng正zhòng中right in the middle, bullseye
- zhèng正zhōng中wǒ我huái怀Right up my alley, Just what I wanted
- zhèng正yì义Justice, Righteousness
- zhèng正yì义gǎn感sense of justice, sense of righteousness
- zhèng正shì事serious business, main task
- zhèng正shì事ér儿main business, serious business
- zhèng正wǔ五biān边xíng形regular pentagon
- zhèng正chǎn产mature delivery
- zhèng正rén人xiān先zhèng正jǐ己de的dào道lǐ理Lead by example., Practice what you preach.
- zhèng正zhuàn传Main story, Saga
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Open the tool →Questions about 正妻
What does 正妻 mean in Chinese?
正妻 (zhèng qī) means “principal wife, legal wife, main wife”.
How do you pronounce 正妻?
正妻 is pronounced zhèng qī in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “principal wife” in Chinese?
“principal wife” is 正妻 (zhèng qī) in Chinese.
How is 正妻 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 正妻, each with pinyin and an English translation.