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  Chapter 20 - Family Relations


  Vocabulary


妈妈māmamother
爸爸bàbafather
男孩子nánháizison, boy
女孩子nǔháizidaughter, girl
哥哥gēgeolder brother
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
姐姐jǐejieolder sister
妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
祖父zǔfùgrandfather (pa.)
祖母zǔmǔgrandmother (pa.)
外公wàigōnggrandfather (ma.)
外婆wàipógrandmother (ma.)
表哥bǐaogēolder male cousin (ma.)
表姐bǐaojǐeolder fem. cousin (ma.)
堂哥tánggēolder male cousin (pa.)
堂姐tángjǐeolder fem. cousin (pa.)
岳父yuèfùfather-in-law
岳母yuèmǔmother-in-law
伯父bófù father's older brother
伯母bómǔfather's older brother's wife
叔父shūfùfather's younger brother
婶母shěnmǔfather's younger brother's wife
舅父jìufùmother's brother
舅母jìumǔmother's brother's wife
姨妈yímāmother's sister
姨父yífùmother's sister's husband
叔叔shūshuuncle (general)
婶婶shěnshenaunt (general)
朋友péngyoufriend

 Look at the Characters



nán

man, male
woman, girl

New Combinations

男人
男女
男孩
男學生
男朋友
男裝
長男

女人
女孩
女車
女老師
女工
女王
女朋友
(male + child)
(male + female)
(male + person)
(male + friend)
(male + clothing)
(elder + male)
(male + student)

(female + person)
(female + child)
(female + vehicle)
(female + teacher)
(female + worker)
(female + king)
(female + friend)
boy
men and women
man, men
boyfriend
men's clothing
oldest son
boy student

woman, women
girl
woman's bicycle
woman teacher
woman worker
queen
girlfriend
nánhái
nánnǚ
nánrén
nánpéngyou
nánzhuāng
zhǎngnán
nánxuésheng

nǚrén
nǚhái
nǚchē
nǚlǎoshī
nǚgōng
nǚwáng
nǚpéngyou


Look at the Language

Family Reunion

The variety and careful denomination of one's relatives, in Chinese, is almost an art form. Here, for example, are sixteen ways to refer to your cousin:


堂兄
堂弟
舅表兄
舅表弟
姑表兄
姑表弟
姨表兄
姨表弟

堂姐
堂妹
舅表姐
舅表妹
姑表姐
姑表妹
姨表姐
姨表妹
tángxīong
tángdì
jìubǐaoxīong
jìubǐaodì
gūbǐaoxīong
gūbǐaodì
yíbǐaoxīong
yíbǐaodì

tángjǐe
tángmèi
jìubǐaojǐe
jìubǐaomèi
gūbǐaojǐe
gūbǐaomèi
yíbǐaojǐe
yíbǐaomèi
older son of one's father's brother
younger son of one's father's brother
older son of one's mother's brother
younger son of one's mother's brother
older son of one's father's sister
younger son of one's father's sister
older son of one's mother's sister
younger son of one's mother's sister

older daughter of one's father's brother
younger daughter of one's father's brother
older daughter of one's mother's brother
younger daughter of one's mother's brother
older daughter of one's father's sister
younger daughter of one's father's sister
older daughter of one's mother's sister
younger daughter of one's mother's sister