嫂嫂

sǎo sao

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word

嫂嫂 (sǎo sao) is a Chinese word meaning “older brother's wife”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. older brother's wife
  2. sister-in-law
  3. (polite address to a younger married woman) sister

Stroke order

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Example

我嫂嫂很會做菜。

My sister-in-law is good at cooking.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).