| Chinese Family Tree | |
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| Mar 16, 2017 21:12 |   |
 | For many Chinese learners, family titles in Chinese are for sure a pain in the neck. It might rack your brain just trying to say “uncle” or “cousin” right. In Chinese, they give each family member a title. From your mother’s side to your father’s side, to each generation, and gender…etc. For this reason, Chinese family tree is unquestionably difficult. Today, we’ll make a list of most commonly used family titles. Don’t worry, here’s a small tip. (Just save this as a bookmark and pull it out to review right before Chinese new year dinner.) While learning a language, it’s also important to get to know it’s culture. All in all, Chinese culture is interesting and fascinating in many ways. Check here to see our other posts about understanding China. Don’t forget to sign up and get your 1-on-1 free trial with a professional tutor! Great Grandparents/ Grandparents Father’s side – Great grandfather 曾祖父 zēngzǔfù Great grandmother 曾祖母 zēngzǔmǔ Mother’s side – Great grandfather 曾外祖父 zēn wàigzǔfù Great grandmother 曾外祖母 zéng wàizǔmǔ Grandparents Father’s side – Grandfather 爷爷 yéye Grandmother 奶奶 nǎinai Mother’s side – Grandfather 外公 wàigōng Grandmother 外婆 wàipó Parents Father 父亲/ 爸爸/ 爹 fùqīn/ bàba/ diē Mother 母亲/ 妈妈/ 娘 mǔqīn/ māmā/ niang Father in Law – Husband’s father 公公 gōnggōng Wife’s father 岳父 yuèfù Mother in Law – Husband’s mother 婆婆 pópo Wife’s mother 岳母/ 丈母娘 yuèmǔ/ zhàngmǔniáng Uncle Father’s elder brother 伯父/ 伯伯 bófù/ bóbo Father’s younger brother 叔父/ 叔叔 shúfù/ shūshu Father’s sister’s husband (大/小) 姑丈 (dà/xiǎo) gūzhàng Mother’s elder brother 大舅舅 dà jiùjiu Mother’s younger brother 小舅舅 xiǎo jiùjiu Mother’s sister’s husband (大/小) 姨丈 (dà/xiǎo) yízhàng Aunt Father’s elder sister 大姑姑/ 姑妈 dà gūgū/ gūmā Father’s younger sister 小姑姑 xiǎo gūgū Father’s brother’s wife (大/小) 婶婶 (dà/xiǎo) shěnshen Mother’s elder sister 大姨妈/大姨母/大阿姨 dà yímā/dà yímǔ/dà āyí Mother’s younger sister 小姨妈/小姨母/小阿姨 xiǎo yímā/xiǎo yímǔ/xiǎo āyí Mother’s brother’s wife (大/小) 舅妈 (dà/xiǎo) jiùmā Husband/ Wife Husband 老公/ 丈夫/ 先生 lǎogōng/zhàngfū/xiānshēng Wife 老婆/ 妻子/太太 lǎopó/ qīzi/ tàitài Siblings Siblings 兄弟姊妹 xiōngdì zǐmè Older brother 哥哥/ 大哥/ 老哥 gēgē/ dàgē/ lǎo gē Younger brother 弟弟/ 小弟/ 老弟 dìdì/ xiǎodì/ lǎodì Older sister 姊姊/ 大姊/ 老姊 jiě jie/ dà zǐ/ lǎo zǐ Younger sister 妹妹/ 小妹/ 老妹 mèi mei/ xiǎo mèi/ lǎo mèi Brother in law 姊夫/ 妹夫 jiě fū/ mèifu Sister in law 嫂子/ 弟妹 sǎozi/ dìmèi Cousin Father’s side – Cousin 堂哥/ 堂弟/ 堂姊/ 堂妹 táng gē/ táng dì/ táng zǐ/ táng mèi Mother’s side – Cousin 表哥/ 表弟/ 表姊/ 表妹 biǎo gē/ biǎo dì/ biǎo zǐ/ biǎomèi Nephew/ Niece Nephew 姪子/外甥 zhí zi/wàishēng Niece 姪女/外甥女 zhí nǚ/wàishēngnǚ Son/ Daughter Son 儿子 érzi Daughter 女儿 nǚ’ér Son in law 女婿 nǚxù Daughter in law 媳妇 xífù Grandchildren Grandson 孙子 sūnzi Granddaughter 孙女 sūnnǚ As can be seen, Chinese people values a lot in family relationships and roles. |
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