| 配偶 | pèi ǒu | consort / mate / spouse |   |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 另一半 | lìng yī bàn | other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half | |
| 对偶 | duì ǒu | dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse | |
| 仇 |  qiú | spouse / companion | |
| 伉 | kàng | spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken | |
| 枕边人 | zhěn biān rén | the person who shares your bed / partner / spouse | |
| 择偶 | zé ǒu | to choose a spouse | |
| 陪读 | péi dú | to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together | |
| 喪偶 | sàng ǒu | bereaved of one's spouse (literary) | |
| 丧偶 | sàng ǒu | to be bereaved of one's spouse (literary) | |
| 失节 | shī jié | to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc) / to lose one's chastity | |
| 绿 | lu:4 | green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) | |
| 丧 | sàng | to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged | |
| 半糖夫妻 | bàn táng fū qī | weekend spouse / relationship involving a sugar-daddy | |
| 镜鸾 | jìng luán | to lose one's spouse | |
| 受扶养配偶 | shòu fú yǎng pèi ǒu | dependent spouse | |
| 联合国离国配偶全球协会 | | UN Global Expatriate Spouse Association / Global Expatriate Spouse Association | |
| 联合国离国配偶地方协会 | | UN Local Expatriate Spouse Association / Local Expatriate Spouse Association | |
| 偷腥 | tōu xīng | to cheat on one's spouse / to have an affair | |
| 失婚 | shī hūn | to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement) | |
