Family & Kinship
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- 侄子zhí zinephew (brother's son)HSK 6
- 全家quán jiāthe whole family, the entire familyHSK 7-9
- 祖父zǔ fùpaternal grandfatherHSK 7-9
- 皇家huáng jiāimperial family, royal houseHSK 7-9
- 亲生qīn shēng(adjective) one's own by blood, biologicalHSK 7-9
- 婆pó(bound form) old woman; woman (in certain occupations); (bound form) husband's mother (as in 婆婆); (bound form) maternal grandmother (as in 外婆)HSK 7-9
- 孤儿gū érorphanHSK 7-9
- 领养lǐng yǎngto adopt (a child or pet)HSK 7-9
- 大叔dà shūuncle (father's younger brother); (respectful term of address for an older man) uncle, misterHSK 7-9
- 公子gōng zǐ(historical) son of a feudal prince or high-ranking official; (modern, polite) your son (respectful term used when addressing someone about their son); (noun) a young man from a wealthy or noble familyHSK 7-9
- 姨妈yí māmarried maternal aunt; (colloquial) one's mother's sisterHSK 7-9
- 血统xuè tǒngblood lineage, descent, ancestryHSK 7-9
- 姑妈gū māfather's married sister (paternal aunt, by marriage)HSK 7-9
- 老二lǎo èrsecond oldest male sibling (in a family); (vulgar slang) penisHSK 7-9
- 弟兄dì xiōngbrothers (collective, older and younger); (military) fellow soldiers; troops (often referring to Taiwanese forces)HSK 7-9
- 氏shìclan; family name (used after a surname to refer to the person respectfully)HSK 7-9
- 姐jiěelder sister; (colloquial) young woman (as a term of address or reference)HSK 7-9
- 寡妇guǎ fuwidowHSK 7-9
- 裔yì(bound form) descendant; person of a specified ethnic ancestryHSK 7-9
- 表弟biǎo dìyounger male cousin (on mother's side or father's sister's side, i.e., with a different surname)HSK 7-9
- 侄女zhí nǚniece (brother's daughter or male cousin's daughter on the father's side)HSK 7-9
- 老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful term); one's mother or mother-in-law (colloquial)HSK 6
- 爹diēdad (colloquial, rural/northern dialect term for father)HSK 7-9
- 家属jiā shǔfamily member; dependent (of a person, especially in official or legal contexts)HSK 6
- 舅舅jiù jiumaternal uncle (mother's brother)HSK 6
- 兄xiōng(bound form) elder brother; (bound form) elder male relative of the same generation (e.g., cousin); (bound form) a respectful term of address between men, often used in formal or written contextsHSK 7-9
- 妇fùwoman (bound form, used in compounds); wife (bound form, used in compounds like 夫妇)HSK 7-9
- 老头子lǎo tóu zǐ(derogatory) old codger, old fogy; (colloquial, affectionate) one's old man (husband or father)HSK 7-9
- 爹地diē dedaddy (loanword; informal/familiar term for father)HSK 7-9
- 族人zú rénclan members, relatives (of the same clan or lineage)HSK 7-9
- 家门jiā ménthe door of one's house; family background, social standing, or reputation of a family; (formal) a member of one's own clan or familyHSK 7-9
- 小弟xiǎo dìyounger brother; (humble self-address) me, your younger brother (used among male friends to show modesty); (Taiwan) male waiterHSK 7-9
- 后代hòu dàidescendants, offspring; later generations, future generationsHSK 6
- 姑姑gū gu(father's sister) auntHSK 6
- 同胞tóng bāosibling (born of the same parents); compatriot; fellow countrymanHSK 7-9
- 团聚tuán jùto reunite; to have a reunionHSK 7-9
- 祖先zǔ xiānancestors, forebears (one's forefathers); (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which a present-day species evolvedHSK 6
- 皇室huáng shìroyal family; imperial householdHSK 7-9
- 继父jì fùstepfatherHSK 7-9
- 孙女sūn nǚgranddaughter (son's daughter)HSK 4
- 弟dìyounger brother (as a bound form in compounds like 兄弟, 弟子); (in letters, humble) I, your younger brotherHSK 7-9
- 养活yǎng huoto support / provide for (a family, dependents); to raise / keep (animals)HSK 7-9
- 外公wài gōngmaternal grandfatherHSK 5
- 父子fù zǐfather and sonHSK 4
- 教父jiào fù(noun) godfather (in Christian baptism); (noun) godfather (mafia boss)HSK 7-9
- 家里人jiāfamily members; one's householdHSK 7-9
- 兄妹xiōng mèibrother and sister (older brother and younger sister)HSK 7-9
- 表妹biǎo mèiyounger female cousin (on mother's side or father's sister's side, with a different surname from the speaker)HSK 7-9
- 出身chū shēn(verb) to come from (a family background); to be born into; (noun) family background; originHSK 7-9
- 大家庭dàextended family; large family (often spanning multiple generations); a group of people who feel like family; communityHSK 7-9
- 婆婆pó pohusband's mother; mother-in-law (from the wife's perspective); (dialectal) maternal grandmother; elderly woman; old lady (of the previous generation)HSK 7-9
- 孤gū(bound form) solitary, isolated, alone; (bound form) orphaned, orphan; (historical) I, my (used by emperors and princes in self-reference)HSK 7-9
- 表哥biǎo gēolder male cousin (from mother's side or father's sister's side)HSK 7-9
- 孙sūn(bound form) grandchild; descendant; (bound form) second growth of plants (e.g. 竹孙); (surname) SunHSK 7-9
- 外甥wài shengnephew (one's sister's son)HSK 6
- 她家tā jiāher home; her familyHSK 7-9
- 婶婶shěn shenaunt (wife of one's father's younger brother)HSK 7-9
- 血缘xuè yuánblood relationship; consanguinityHSK 7-9
- 小兄弟xiǎo xiōng dì(endearing address) little brother, buddy (used for a younger male); (derogatory slang) young thug, home boy, gang memberHSK 7-9
- 小宝宝xiǎo bǎo bǎobaby; little darling (term of endearment)HSK 7-9