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Words: Family
家 | jia¹ | family, home |
家人 | jia¹ ren² | family member |
亲戚 | qin¹ qi¹ | relative |
Basic family
Formal | | Informal | | |
祖父母 | zu³ fu⁴ mu³ | | | grandparents (paternal) |
祖父 | zu³ fu⁴ | 爷爷 | ye² ye | grandfather (paternal) |
祖母 | zu³ mu³ | 奶奶 | nai³ nai | grandmother (paternal) |
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外祖父母 | wai⁴ zu³ fu⁴ mu³ | | | grandparents (maternal) |
外祖父 | wai⁴ zu³ fu⁴ | 老爷 | lao³ ye ![[N]](images/icons/var_north.png) | grandfather (maternal) |
外祖父 | wai⁴ zu³ fu⁴ | 外公 | wai⁴ gong¹ | grandfather (maternal) |
外祖母 | wai⁴ zu³ mu³ | 姥姥 | lao³ lao ![[N]](images/icons/var_north.png) | grandmother (maternal) |
外祖母 | wai⁴ zu³ mu³ | 外婆 | wai⁴ po² | grandmother (maternal) |
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父母 | fu⁴ mu³ | | | parents |
父亲 | fu⁴ qin¹ | 爸爸 | ba⁴ ba | father, dad |
母亲 | mu³ qin¹ | 妈妈 | ma¹ ma | mother, mum |
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丈夫 | zhang⁴ fu | 老公 | lao³ gong¹ | husband |
丈夫 | zhang⁴ fu | 先生 | xian¹ sheng | husband |
妻子 | qi¹ zi | 老婆 | lao³ po² | wife |
妻子 | qi¹ zi | 太太 | tai⁴ tai | wife |
兄弟 | xiong¹ di⁴ | brothers |
哥哥 | ge¹ ge | elder brother |
弟弟 | di⁴ di | younger brother |
姐妹 | jie³ mei⁴ | sisters |
姐姐 | jie³ jie | elder sister |
妹妹 | mei⁴ mei | younger sister |
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孩子 | hai² zi | child |
儿子 | er² zi | son |
女儿 | nü³ er² | daughter |
孙子 | sun¹ zi | grandchild, grandson |
孙女 | sun¹nü³ | granddaughter |
Extended family
伯伯 | bo² bo | uncle (father's elder brother) |
叔叔 | shu¹ shu | uncle (father's younger brother) |
姑姑 | gu¹ gu | aunt (father's sister) |
舅舅 | jiu⁴ jiu | uncle (mother's brother) |
姨妈 | yi² ma¹ | aunt (mother's elder sister) |
阿姨 | a¹ yi² | aunt (mother's younger sister) |
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堂哥 | tang² ge¹ | cousin (paternal, male, elder) |
堂弟 | tang² di⁴ | cousin (paternal, male, younger) |
堂姐 | tang² jie³ | cousin (paternal, female, elder) |
堂妹 | tang² mei⁴ | cousin (paternal, female, younger) |
表哥 | biao³ ge¹ | cousin (maternal, male, elder) |
表弟 | biao³ di⁴ | cousin (maternal, male, younger) |
表姐 | biao³ jie³ | cousin (paternal, female, elder) |
表妹 | biao³ mei⁴ | cousin (paternal, female, younger) |
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侄子 | zhi² zi | nephew (brother's son) |
侄女 | zhin²ü³ | niece (brother's daughter) |
外甥 | wai⁴ sheng¹ | nephew (sister's son) |
外甥女 | wai⁴ shengn¹ü³ | niece (sister's daughter) |
Relatives in law
公婆 | gong¹ po² | husband's parents |
公公 | gong¹ gong | husband's father |
婆婆 | po² po | husband's mother |
岳父母 | yue⁴ fu⁴ mu³ | wife's parents |
岳父 | yue⁴ fu⁴ | wife's father |
岳母 | yue⁴ mu³ | wife's mother |
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大伯 | da⁴ bo² | husband's elder brother |
小叔 | xiao³ shu¹ | husband's younger brother |
大姑 | da⁴ gu¹ | husband's elder sister |
小姑 | xiao³ gu¹ | husband's younger sister |
大舅 | da⁴ jiu³ | wife's elder brother |
小舅 | xiao³ jiu³ | wife's younger brother |
大姨 | da⁴ yi² | wife's elder sister |
小姨 | xiao³ yi² | wife's younger sister |
嫂子 | sao³ zi | elder brother's wife |
弟妇 | di⁴ fu⁴ | younger brother's wife |
姐夫 | jie³ fu | elder sister's husband |
妹夫 | mei⁴ fu | younger sister's husband |
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媳妇 | xi² fu⁴ | son's wife |
女婿 | nü³ xu | daughter's husband |
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