Title:Family Members 汉语词汇---家庭成员
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MissKite 10-10-13 16:56 Chinese families are strongly paternal and hierarchical. There is a title for every family relationship on both the mother's and father's side. This is a list of Mandarin Chinese names of immediate family members.
Father
English: Father
Pinyin: bàba
Chinese: 爸爸
Mother
English: Mother
Pinyin: māma
Traditional Chinese: 媽媽
Simplified Chinese: 妈妈
Older Brother
English: Older brother
Pinyin: gēge
Chinese: 哥哥
Younger BrotherEnglish: Younger brother
Pinyin: dìdi
Chinese: 弟弟
Older Sister
English: Older sister
Pinyin: jiě jie
Chinese: 姐姐
Younger Sister
English: Younger sister
Pinyin: mèi mei
Chinese: 妹妹
Son
English: Son
Pinyin: ér zi
Traditional Chinese: 兒子
Simplified Chinese: 儿子
Daughter
English: Daughter
Pinyin: nǚ ér
Traditional Chinese: 女兒
Simplified Chinese: 女儿
Father
English: Father
Pinyin: bàba
Chinese: 爸爸
Mother
English: Mother
Pinyin: māma
Traditional Chinese: 媽媽
Simplified Chinese: 妈妈
Older Brother
English: Older brother
Pinyin: gēge
Chinese: 哥哥
Younger BrotherEnglish: Younger brother
Pinyin: dìdi
Chinese: 弟弟
Older Sister
English: Older sister
Pinyin: jiě jie
Chinese: 姐姐
Younger Sister
English: Younger sister
Pinyin: mèi mei
Chinese: 妹妹
Son
English: Son
Pinyin: ér zi
Traditional Chinese: 兒子
Simplified Chinese: 儿子
Daughter
English: Daughter
Pinyin: nǚ ér
Traditional Chinese: 女兒
Simplified Chinese: 女儿
1Floor
MissKite 10-10-13 17:04
Chinese family relationships reach out over several generations and through many extensions. This is a list of Mandarin Chinese names of extended family members.
Grandfather (Father's father)
English: Paternal Grandfather
Pinyin: zǔfù
Chinese: 祖父
Grandmother (Father's mother)
English: Paternal Grandmother
Pinyin: zǔmǔ
Chinese: 祖母
Grandfather (Mother's father)
English: Maternal Grandfather
Pinyin: wài gōng
Chinese: 外公
Grandmother (Mother's mother)
English: Maternal Grandmother
Pinyin: wài pó
Chinese: 外婆
Uncle (Father's older brother)
English: Uncle - Father's older brother
Pinyin: bó fù
Chinese: 伯父
Aunt (Father's older brother's wife)
English: Uncle - Father's older brother's wife
Pinyin: bó mǔ
Chinese: 伯母
Uncle (Father's younger brother)
English: Uncle - Father's younger brother
Pinyin: shū fù
Chinese: 叔父
Aunt (Father's younger brother's wife)
English: Aunt - Father's younger brother's wife
Pinyin: shěn shěn
Traditional Chinese: 嬸嬸
Simplified Chinese: 婶婶
Uncle (Mother's brother)
English: Uncle - Mother's brother
Pinyin: jiù jiu
Chinese: 舅舅
Aunt (Mother's brother's wife)
English: Aunt - Mother's brother's wife
Pinyin: jiù mā
Traditional Chinese: 舅媽
Simplified Chinese: 舅妈
Aunt (Mother's sister)
English: Aunt - Mother's sister
Pinyin: āyí
Chinese: 阿姨
Uncle (Mother's sister's husband)
English: Uncle - Mother's sister's husband
Pinyin: yí zhàng
Chinese: 姨丈
Aunt (Father's Sister)
English: Aunt - Father's sister
Pinyin: gū mā
Traditional Chinese: 姑媽
Simplified Chinese: 姑妈
Uncle (Father's sister's husband)
English: Aunt - Father's sister's husband
Pinyin: gū zhàng
Chinese: 姑丈
Grandfather (Father's father)

English: Paternal Grandfather
Pinyin: zǔfù
Chinese: 祖父
Grandmother (Father's mother)

English: Paternal Grandmother
Pinyin: zǔmǔ
Chinese: 祖母
Grandfather (Mother's father)

English: Maternal Grandfather
Pinyin: wài gōng
Chinese: 外公
Grandmother (Mother's mother)

English: Maternal Grandmother
Pinyin: wài pó
Chinese: 外婆
Uncle (Father's older brother)

English: Uncle - Father's older brother
Pinyin: bó fù
Chinese: 伯父
Aunt (Father's older brother's wife)

English: Uncle - Father's older brother's wife
Pinyin: bó mǔ
Chinese: 伯母
Uncle (Father's younger brother)

English: Uncle - Father's younger brother
Pinyin: shū fù
Chinese: 叔父
Aunt (Father's younger brother's wife)

English: Aunt - Father's younger brother's wife
Pinyin: shěn shěn
Traditional Chinese: 嬸嬸
Simplified Chinese: 婶婶
Uncle (Mother's brother)

English: Uncle - Mother's brother
Pinyin: jiù jiu
Chinese: 舅舅
Aunt (Mother's brother's wife)

English: Aunt - Mother's brother's wife
Pinyin: jiù mā
Traditional Chinese: 舅媽
Simplified Chinese: 舅妈
Aunt (Mother's sister)

English: Aunt - Mother's sister
Pinyin: āyí
Chinese: 阿姨
Uncle (Mother's sister's husband)

English: Uncle - Mother's sister's husband
Pinyin: yí zhàng
Chinese: 姨丈
Aunt (Father's Sister)

English: Aunt - Father's sister
Pinyin: gū mā
Traditional Chinese: 姑媽
Simplified Chinese: 姑妈
Uncle (Father's sister's husband)

English: Aunt - Father's sister's husband
Pinyin: gū zhàng
Chinese: 姑丈
2Floor
MissKite 10-10-13 17:04
This list of extended Chinese family relationships covers family members of the same generation or younger - cousins, bothers and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews.
Bother-in-law (Older sister's husband)
English: Brother-in-law - Older sister's husband
Pinyin: jiě fu
Chinese: 姐夫
Brother-in-law (Younger sister's husband)
English: Brother-in-law - Younger sister's husband
Pinyin: mèi xù
Chinese: 妹婿
Sister-in-law (Older brother's wife)
English: Sister-in-law - Older brother's wife
Pinyin: sǎosao
Chinese: 嫂嫂
Sister-in-law (Younger brother's wife)
English: Sister-in-law - Younger brother's wife
Pinyin: dì xí
Chinese: 弟媳
Older Male Cousin (Father's side)
English: Older male cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng gē
Chinese: 堂哥
Younger Male Cousin (Father's side)
English: Younger male cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng dì
Chinese: 堂弟
Older Female Cousin (Father's side)
English: Older female cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng jiě
Chinese: 堂姐
Younger Female Cousin (Father's side)
English: Younger female cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng mèi
Chinese: 堂妹
Older Male Cousin (Mother's side)
English: Older male cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo gē
Chinese: 表哥
Younger Male Cousin (Mother's side)
English: Younger male cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo dì
Chinese: 表弟
Older Female Cousin (Mother's side)
English: Older female cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo jiě
Chinese: 表姐
Younger Female Cousin (Mother's side)
English: Younger female cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo mèi
Chinese: 表妹
Nephew (Brother's son)
English: Nephew - Brother's son
Pinyin: zhí zi
Traditional Chinese: 姪子
Simplified Chinese: 侄子
Niece (Brother's daugther)
English: Niece - Brother's daughter
Pinyin: zhí nǚ
Traditional Chinese: 姪女
Simplified Chinese : 侄女
Nephew (Sister's son)
English: Nephew - Sister's son
Pinyin: wài shēng
Chinese: 外甥
Niece (Sister's daughter)
English: Niece - Sister's daughter
Pinyin: wài shēng nǚ
Chinese: 外甥女
Bother-in-law (Older sister's husband)

English: Brother-in-law - Older sister's husband
Pinyin: jiě fu
Chinese: 姐夫
Brother-in-law (Younger sister's husband)

English: Brother-in-law - Younger sister's husband
Pinyin: mèi xù
Chinese: 妹婿
Sister-in-law (Older brother's wife)

English: Sister-in-law - Older brother's wife
Pinyin: sǎosao
Chinese: 嫂嫂
Sister-in-law (Younger brother's wife)

English: Sister-in-law - Younger brother's wife
Pinyin: dì xí
Chinese: 弟媳
Older Male Cousin (Father's side)

English: Older male cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng gē
Chinese: 堂哥
Younger Male Cousin (Father's side)

English: Younger male cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng dì
Chinese: 堂弟
Older Female Cousin (Father's side)

English: Older female cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng jiě
Chinese: 堂姐
Younger Female Cousin (Father's side)

English: Younger female cousin - Father's side
Pinyin: táng mèi
Chinese: 堂妹
Older Male Cousin (Mother's side)

English: Older male cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo gē
Chinese: 表哥
Younger Male Cousin (Mother's side)

English: Younger male cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo dì
Chinese: 表弟
Older Female Cousin (Mother's side)

English: Older female cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo jiě
Chinese: 表姐
Younger Female Cousin (Mother's side)

English: Younger female cousin - Mother's side
Pinyin: biǎo mèi
Chinese: 表妹
Nephew (Brother's son)

English: Nephew - Brother's son
Pinyin: zhí zi
Traditional Chinese: 姪子
Simplified Chinese: 侄子
Niece (Brother's daugther)

English: Niece - Brother's daughter
Pinyin: zhí nǚ
Traditional Chinese: 姪女
Simplified Chinese : 侄女
Nephew (Sister's son)

English: Nephew - Sister's son
Pinyin: wài shēng
Chinese: 外甥
Niece (Sister's daughter)

English: Niece - Sister's daughter
Pinyin: wài shēng nǚ
Chinese: 外甥女