Chinese Family Words: Immediate Family Flashcards 15 cards
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母亲
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Parents, siblings, children and spouses, with both the everyday words (妈妈, 老公) and the formal ones (母亲, 丈夫). Chinese splits brothers and sisters by age, so 哥哥 and 弟弟 are different words.
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All 15 words in this deck
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 母亲母親 | mǔqīnㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ | mother |
| 妈妈媽媽 | māmaㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙ | mom |
| 父亲父親 | fùqīnㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ | father |
| 爸爸 | bàbaㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ˙ | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妻子 | qīziㄑㄧ ㄗ˙ | wife (formal) |
| 老婆 | lǎopóㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ | wife (colloquial) |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfuㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ | husband |
| 老公 | lǎogōngㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ | husband (colloquial) |
| 哥哥 | gēgeㄍㄜ ㄍㄜ˙ | older brother |
| 姐姐 | jiějieㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙ | older sister |
| 弟弟 | dìdiㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧ˙ | younger brother |
| 妹妹 | mèimeiㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟ˙ | younger sister |
| 儿子兒子 | érziㄦˊ ㄗˇ | son |
| 女儿女兒 | nǚ'érㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ | daughter |
| 家庭 | jiātíngㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄥˊ | family; household |
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