A wife abused by her husband or a daughter-in-law abused by her father- or mother-in-law is considered unacceptable offenses in society. The family violence common in some Western countries is relatively rare in China.

• 妻子受丈夫虐待、儿媳受公婆虐待的现象已为社会所不容，一些西方国家中严重存在的家庭暴力在中国较少出现。