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Chinese

Pinyin

Translation

家庭

jiātíng

family

祖宗

zǔzong

Ancestor

曾祖父

zēngzǔfù

Great grandfather

外曾祖父

wài zēngzǔfù

maternal great-grandfather

曾祖母

zēngzǔmǔ

great-grandmother

外曾祖母

wài zēngzǔmǔ

maternal great-grandmother

祖父

zǔfù

father’s grandfather

外祖父

wàizǔfù

maternal grandfather

祖母

zǔmǔ

father’s grandmother

奶奶

nǎinai

maternal grandmother

父母

fùmǔ

parents (father and mother)

父亲

fùqin

father

母亲

mǔqin

mother

爸爸

bàba

dad

妈妈

māma

mom

叔叔

shūshu

uncle (father’s younger brother)

舅舅

jiùjiu

maternal uncle

婶婶

shěnshěn

dial. aunt (wife of the father’s younger brother)

哥哥

gēge

older brother

弟弟

dìdi

younger brother

姐姐

jiějie

older sister

妹妹

mèimei

younger sister

儿子

érzi

a son

干儿子

gān érzi

Foster-son

女儿

nǚ’ér, nǚr

daughter

干女儿

gān nǚér

stepdaughter

侄子

zhízi

nephew

侄女

zhínǚ

niece (brother’s daughter)

堂(表)兄弟

táng (biǎo) xiōng dì

cousin (brother)

堂(表)妹妹

táng (biǎo) mèi mèi

cousin (sister)

叔伯姑母; 伯母

shū bó gū mǔ; bó mǔ

cousin (aunt)

姑舅哥哥

gū jiù gē gē

older cousin (brother)

孙子

sūnzi

grandson (son of a son)

外孙

wàisūn

grandson (daughter’s son)

孙女

sūnnǚ

granddaughter (daughter of a son)

外孙女

wàisūnnǚ

granddaughter (daughter of a daughter)

曾孙

zēngsūn

great-grandson

曾孙女

zēngsūnnǚ

great granddaughter

公公

gōnggong

father-in-law

婆婆

pópo

mother-in-law

岳父

yuèfù

father-in-law

岳母

yuèmǔ

mother in law

夫妇

fūfù

spouses

丈夫

zhàngfū

spouse

妻子

qīzi

wife

女婿

nǚxu

son-in-law

儿媳妇

érxífu

daughter-in-law

儿媳妇

érxífu

daughter-in-law (son’s wife)

嫂子

sǎozi

daughter-in-law (brother’s wife)

继父

jìfù

stepfather

后父

hòufù

stepfather

继母

jìmǔ

stepmother

干妈

gānmā

godmother

干爹

gāndiē

Godfather

老公

lǎogōng

husband (colloquial)

老婆

lǎopo

wife (colloquial)

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