丈人 zhàng ren — wife's father; father-in-law

丈人
zhàng ren

Characters: 丈 · 人

Definitions

  1. wife's father; father-in-law

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. wife's father (father-in-law)
  2. old man

zdic(汉典)

  1. wife’s father;father-in-law
  2. 古时对老年男子的尊称

ExtDict

  1. 古时对老人的尊称
  2. 家长
  3. 主人
  4. 岳父
  5. 对亲戚长辈的通称
  6. 指丈夫
  7. 星名。属井宿。

Examples

  • 他开车陪丈人去医院复查身体。

    He drove his father-in-law to the hospital for a check-up.

  • 老丈人退休前是一位中学教师。

    The old father-in-law was a middle-school teacher before retiring.

  • 逢年过节，他总要给丈人送上厚礼。

    Every holiday, he always brings generous gifts to his father-in-law.