| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) |  老太太 |  lǎotàitài (old-lady) old lady
那位~ that old lady |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 奶奶 | nǎinǎi (grandma-grandma) (informal) father’s mother, paternal grandmother
王/李~ Grandmother Wang/Grandmother Li || 老~ old grandmother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 中年 | zhōngnián (middle-age) middle-aged
~人 middle-aged person || ~男人/女人 middle-aged man, middle-aged woman || 人到了~以后, 压 力比较大. After middle age, people feel more stressed. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 壮年 | zhuàngnián (big-age) prime age
他今年38岁, 正是~. This year he is 38 years old, it is the prime of life. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 青年 | qīngnián (green-age) youth
未婚~ unmarried youth || 男/女~ young men/young women |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 青年人 | qīngniánrén (young-age-man) young people
~的热情 young people’s enthusiasm || 英俊 (yīngjùn) 的 ~ handsome young man |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 小伙子 | xiǎohuǒzǐ (little-companion-suffix) lad, youngster, young fellow
三位~ three youngsters || 年青的 ~ young guy || 聪明的~ smart young guy |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 姑娘 | gūniang (aunt-woman) girl
那个小~ that little girl || (在饭馆 儿) ~, 给我一杯水. Miss, please give me a glass of water. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 青少年 | qīngshǎonián (young-younger-age) teens, teenager
教育~ educate young people |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 青春期 | qīngchūnqī (youth-period) puberty, adolescence
进入~ reach the adolescence || ~的孩子 adolescent child || ~综合症 Adolescent Syndrome |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 少年 | shǎonián (younger-age) juvenile
农村~ rural youth || 三个~ three teenagers |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir (little-kid) child
三个~ three children || 生~ give birth |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 儿童 | értóng (baby-boy) child, children, young one
~ 节 Children’s Day (June 1st in China) || 保护~ protect the children |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 婴儿 | yīng’ér (baby-kid) baby, infant
~奶粉 infant formula || ~尿 布 baby diapers |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 娃娃 | wáwá (baby-baby) baby, doll shaped as a baby
布~ ragdoll || 胖~ chubby baby || 芭比~ Barbie dolls |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 宝宝 | (treasure-reduplication) baby, darling
小~ cute baby || 熊 猫~ baby panda |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 宝贝 | bǎobèi (treasure-money) baby, heart
小~ (endearment for children) darling, dear || 她的~ 儿子her darling son |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 亲属 | qīnshǔ (parent-category) relatives
~关系 kinship relationship || 近~ close relatives |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 直系亲属 | zhíxì qīnshǔ (straight-link-parent-category) immediate family members
父母和子女都是~. Parents and children are immediate family members. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 近亲 | jìnqīn (close-relative) close relatives
~结婚 consanguineous marriage, intermarriage || ~繁殖 (fánzhí) inbreeding |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 长辈 | zhǎngbèi (upper-generation) elders
尊重 ~ respect for elders || 关心 ~ care for elders || 照顾~ take care of elders |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 平辈 | píngbèi (same-generation) same generation
在中国, 跟 长辈说话得很小心, 而跟~说话就可以很随便. In China, when talking to people of an elder generation, you must be careful; whereas you can talk casually to your peers. || ~亲属 relatives of the same generation || ~关系 peer relationship |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 晚辈 | wǎnbèi (later-generation) younger generation
关心~ care for the younger generation || 春节时候 ~给长辈拜年是中国人的传统. It is a tradition for Chinese people to pay a New Year’s greeting to their elders during the Spring Festival. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 家属 | jiāshǔ (family-category) family members
病人~ patient’s family || 军人~ soldier’s family |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 亲人 | qīnrén (kinship-man) family
~ 团聚 (tuánjù) family reunion || 想念~ miss one’s family |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 亲戚 | qīnqī (relative by blood-relative by marriage) relative
远房 ~ distant relatives || ~关系 kinship |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 亲- | qīn (relative by blood) by blood
~儿子 biological son || ~爸 biological father || ~爹 biological daddy |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 后- | hòu (step-) step
~妈 stepmother || ~爹 stepfather |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 干- | gān (foster-/god-) of nominal kinship, (relatives) not linked by blood
~女儿 goddaughter || ~爹 godfather || ~妈 godmother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 祖父母 | zǔfùmǔ (grand-parents) paternal grandparents
外~ maternal grandparents || 养~ support one’s grandparents |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 祖父 | zǔfù (ancestor-father) paternal grandfather
外~ maternal grandfather |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 祖母 | zǔmǔ (ancestor-mother) paternal grandmother
外~ maternal grandfather |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 爷爷 | yéye (grandpa-reduplication) paternal grandfather
我~ my grandfather || 老~ an old grandfather || 张~ Grandfather Zhang |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 奶奶 | nǎinai (grandma-reduplication) paternal grandmother
我~ my grandmother || 老~ an old grandmother || 李~ Grandmother Li |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 外公 | wàigōng (maternal-grandpa) maternal grandfather
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 外婆 | wàipó (maternal-grandma) maternal grandmother
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 父母 | fùmǔ (father-mother) parents
亲生~ one’s own parents, biological parents || 孝顺 (xiàoshùn) ~ be filial towards one’s parents |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 父亲 | fùqīn (father-parent) father
亲生~ biological father || ~节 Father’s Day |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 母亲 | mǔqīn (mother-parent) mother
~节 Mother’s Day |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 爸爸 | bàba (father-reduplication) father
当 ~ be a father |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 妈妈 | māma (mother-reduplication) mother
听~的话 be very obedient to one’s mother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 伯伯 | bóbo (elder uncle-reduplication) father’s elder brother, uncle
张~ Uncle Zhang || 大~ the eldest uncle |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 伯父 | bófù (elder-father) father’s elder brother, uncle
大~ the eldest uncle || 二~ the second uncle |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 伯母 | bómǔ (elder-mother) aunt (father’s elder brother’s wife
大~ wife of the eldest uncle || 二~ wife of the second uncle |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 叔叔 | shūshu (uncle-reduplication) father’s younger brother, uncle
小~ the youngest uncle || 李 ~ Uncle Li |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 婶婶 | shěnshen (aunt-reduplication) wife of father’s younger brother, aunt
大~ wife of father’s first younger brother || 二~ wife of father’s second younger brother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 舅父/母 | jiùfù/mǔ (maternal uncle-father/mother) uncle (mother’s brother) /aunt (wife of one’s mother’s brother) (more commonly to use舅舅, 舅妈)
大~ the eldest mother’s brother/brother’s wife |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 姑父/母 | gūfù/mǔ (paternal aunt-father/mother) husband of one’s father’s sister/one’s father’s sister, aunt
(more commonly to use 姑姑, 姑妈, 姑父) 大~ the eldest aunt/aunt’s husband |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 姨父/母 | yífù/mǔ (maternal aunt-father/mother) aunt’s husband/aunt (more commonly to use姨妈、姨父)
二~ the second aunt/aunt’s husband |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 岳父 | yuèfù (by marriage-father) father-in-law
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 岳母 | yuèmǔ (by marriage-mother) mother-in-law
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 哥哥 | gēge (elder brother-reduplication) older brother, big brother
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 嫂子 | sǎozi (older brother’s wife-suffix) older brother’s wife
大~ the older sister-in-law |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 姐姐 | jiějie (older sister-reduplication) older sister
大~ big older sister || 小~ little older sister |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 姐夫 | jiěfu (older sister-husband) brother-in-law (older sister’s husband)
他是我~. He is my brother-in-law. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 弟弟 | dìdi (younger brother-reduplication) younger brother, littler brother
六个 ~ six younger brothers || 大/小~ older/younger brother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 弟媳 | dìxí (younger brother-wife) sister-in-law (younger brother’s wife)
大~ wife of eldest younger brother |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 妹妹 | mèimei (younger sister-reduplication) one’s younger sister, little sister
大~ one’s eldest younger sister || 二~ one’s second younger sister |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 妹夫 | mèifu (younger sister-husband) brother-in-law (younger sister’s husband)
大~ husband of one’s eldest younger sister |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 堂兄/弟/姐/妹 | tángxiōng/dì/jiě/mèi (paternal-older brother/younger brother/older sister/younger sister) older paternal male cousin/paternal male cousin/older paternal female cousin/younger paternal female cousin
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 表兄/弟/姐/妹 | biǎo xiōng/dì/jiě/mèi (maternal cousins) cousins older than oneself (children of one’s mother or father) older brother/maternal female cousins/paternal or maternal cousin who is older than oneself/paternal or maternal cousin who is younger than oneself)
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 大/小舅子 | dà/xiǎo jiùzǐ (older/younger-wife’s brother) brother-inlaw (wife’s elder brother/wife’s younger brother)
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 大/小姨子 | dà/xiǎo yízi (older/younger-wife’s sister) aunt (mother’s older sister/mother’s younger sister)
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| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 夫妻 | fūqī (husband-wife) husband and wife
~关系husband and wife relationship || 一对~ a couple || 结为 ~ become husband and wife |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 爱人 | àiren (love-person) wife, lover
亲密~ intimate lover (used in Taiwan) || 老王的~在医院上班. Old Wang’s wife works at the hospital. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 丈夫 | zhàngfu (10 feet-husband) husband
这是她的~. This is her husband. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 先生 | xiānsheng (earlier-born) husband
王女士的~在英国工作. Ms. Wang’s husband works in England. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 老公 | lǎogōng (prefix-old man) husband (informal)
她~是医生. Her husband is a doctor. |
| 3 Monkey : Kinship terms 亲属称谓 (qīnshǔ chēngwèi) | 妻子 | qīzi (wife-suffix) wife
在现代中国, 一个男人只能有一个~. One man can only have one wife in contemporary China. |
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