赘 (贅)
zhuì
Pinyin

Definition

赘 (贅)
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zhuì
  1. superfluous
  2. redundant
  3. cumbersome
  4. refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

累赘
léi zhuì
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 cumbersome
  3. 3 a burden on sb
  4. 4 a nuisance to sb
  5. 5 to inconvenience
  6. 6 to tie sb down
  7. 7 long-winded (of writing)
  8. 8 also pr. [léi zhui]
赘肉
zhuì ròu
  1. 1 excess flesh
  2. 2 unwanted fat
  3. 3 flab
  4. 4 bulge
入赘
rù zhuì
  1. 1 to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
赘述
zhuì shù
  1. 1 to say more than is necessary
  2. 2 to give unnecessary details
赘婿
zhuì xù
  1. 1 son-in-law living at wife's parent's house

Sample Sentences

你就一心觉得老人是累赘！我想留妈在家里，孝敬孝敬她老人家，也是给孩子树立个榜样。
nǐ jiù yīxīn juéde lǎorén shì léizhuì ！wǒ xiǎng liú mā zài jiāli ，xiàojìngxiàojing tā lǎorénjiā ，yě shì gěi háizi shùlì ge bǎngyàng 。
Deep down, you just think old people are a burden! Part of the reason I want to have Mom stay at home and treat her with respect is to set a good example for my child.
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据说李白娶媳妇儿也挺牛的，结了四次婚，有两次都是和前宰相的孙女。还是入赘的。
jùshuō Lǐ Bái qǔ xífùr yě tǐng niú de ，jié le sì cì hūn ，yǒu liǎng cì dōu shì hé qián zǎixiàng de sūnnǚ 。háishì ruìzhuì de 。
It's said that in marriage Li Bai was very aggressive. He got married four times. Two times were to the granddaughters of former prime ministers. He even took their surnames.
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两次入赘宰相府，看来李白还真是想当官儿。
liǎng cì rùzhuì zǎixiàngfǔ ，kànlái Lǐ Bái hái zhēn shì xiǎng dāng guānr 。
If he married into the house of former prime ministers twice, it really seems like Li Bai wanted to become a government official.
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