Family & Kinship
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- 长子zhǎng zǐeldest sonHSK 7-9
- 孪生luán shēngtwin (adjective)HSK 7-9
- 嫂子sǎo ziolder brother's wife; sister-in-law (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 娘家niáng jiāmarried woman's parents' homeHSK 7-9
- 身家shēn jiāfamily background, ancestry, pedigree; personal wealth, net worthHSK 7-9
- 骨肉gǔ ròuflesh and blood; blood relations (metaphor for close family)HSK 7-9
- 养父母yǎng fǔfoster parentsHSK 7-9
- 姑gūfather's sister (paternal aunt); husband's sister (sister-in-law); Buddhist nunHSK 7-9
- 拉扯lāto pull, to drag (with force); to raise, to bring up (a child, often through hardship); to implicate, to involve (in a bad situation)HSK 7-9
- 近亲jìn qīnclose relativeHSK 7-9
- 胞胎bāo tāitwins (multiple births from the same pregnancy)HSK 7-9
- 养老yǎng lǎoto provide for one's elderly parents, to support the elderly; to enjoy a life in retirementHSK 6
- 喂奶wèi nǎito breastfeed, to nurse (a baby)HSK 7-9
- 大儿子dàthe oldest sonHSK 7-9
- 世家shì jiāaristocratic family; family influential for generationsHSK 7-9
- 伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; paternal aunt (by marriage); polite term of address for a woman about one's mother's ageHSK 7-9
- 养父yǎng fùfoster fatherHSK 7-9
- 半价bàn jiàhalf priceHSK 7-9
- 父母亲fù mǔ qīnparentsHSK 7-9
- 老母lǎo mǔold mother (often used to refer to one's own mother, carries a sense of age and respect)HSK 7-9
- 令尊lìng zūnyour esteemed father (honorific)HSK 7-9
- 外孙女wài sūn nǚgranddaughter (daughter's daughter)HSK 7-9
- 族长zú chánghead of a clan or lineageHSK 7-9
- 公公gōng gonghusband's father (father-in-law); (dialectal) maternal grandfather; grandpaHSK 7-9
- 团圆tuán yuánto have a family reunion (especially during traditional festivals)HSK 6
- 妹子mèi zǐyounger sister; (colloquial) young woman, girlHSK 7-9
- 母性mǔ xìngmaternal instinct; maternity, motherhoodHSK 7-9
- 老爷爷lǎo yé yegreat-grandfather; (polite address) grandpa, elderly manHSK 7-9
- 独生子dú shēng zǐonly sonHSK 7-9
- 继子jì zǐstepsonHSK 7-9
- 老大哥lǎo dà gēBig Brother (authoritarian figure or system, from Orwell's 1984); elder brother (respectful term for a senior male, less common in modern usage)HSK 7-9
- 供养gōng yǎngto provide for; to support (especially one's parents or elders); to supply; to furnish (material support)HSK 7-9
- 全家福quán jiā fúfamily portrait; hodgepodge (platter of mixed ingredients, e.g., in cooking)HSK 7-9
- 外祖母wài zǔ mǔmaternal grandmotherHSK 7-9
- 小女xiǎo nǚ(humble term) my daughter (referring to one's own daughter)HSK 7-9
- 堂妹táng mèiyounger female cousin on the father's side (with the same surname)HSK 7-9
- 妾qièconcubine (in historical context); (archaic/humble self-address used by women; equivalent to 'I' in a deferential, self-deprecating tone)HSK 7-9
- 孝xiàofilial piety (the Confucian virtue of respect and care for parents); mourning (the observance of filial mourning rites for a deceased parent)HSK 7-9
- 鳏夫guān fūwidowerHSK 7-9
- 叔shūfather's younger brother; husband's younger brother; (as a polite title) used for a man about one's father's ageHSK 7-9
- 妹夫mèi fuyounger sister's husband; brother-in-law (husband of one's younger sister)HSK 7-9
- 媳妇xí fudaughter-in-law; (colloquial, northern) wife (of a younger man); young married womanHSK 6
- 先辈xiān bèiolder generation (people from a previous era or earlier generation); ancestor, forebearHSK 7-9
- 失散shī sànto be separated from (loved ones), to lose contact with, especially of family membersHSK 7-9
- 父爱fǔpaternal loveHSK 7-9
- 女方nǚ fāngthe bride's side (family and party in a wedding)HSK 7-9
- 伯父bó fùfather's elder brother; term of respect for an older man (used as a polite form of address)HSK 7-9
- 独生女dú shēng nǚonly daughter (a daughter who is her parents' only child)HSK 7-9
- 子弟zǐ dìyounger generation; youth (especially sons and younger members of a family or community); (in fixed expressions) the people; the younger generation of a particular group (e.g. 子弟兵, 干部子弟)HSK 7-9
- 忌日jì rìanniversary of a death (of a family member or respected person); day of mourningHSK 7-9
- 生儿育女shēng ér yù nǚto bear and raise children (idiomatic set phrase emphasizing the full cycle of parenthood)HSK 7-9
- 孝顺xiào shùnto show filial piety towards (one's parents or elders); to be dutiful to one's parentsHSK 7-9
- 家家jiāevery family; each householdHSK 7-9
- 小妹xiǎo mèilittle sister; (affectionate term for a younger girl); young female servant; nanny (dated)HSK 7-9
- 母爱mǔ àimother's love; maternal loveHSK 7-9
- 皇族huáng zúthe imperial clan; members of the imperial familyHSK 7-9
- 鞠jū(literary) to rear, to bring upHSK 7-9
- 侄儿zhí érnephew (brother's son)HSK 7-9
- 家产jiā chǎnfamily property, family estateHSK 7-9
- 崽zǎi(dialectal) son, kid (colloquial, intimate); young animal, whelp, cubHSK 7-9