Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 145 – Family tree in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 145 –  Family tree in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about interjections in Chinese. Today, we will talk about some family members.

In lesson 16, we already learned some family members, we will learn more today.

jiā pǔ

家  谱 (family tree)

jiā tíng chéng yuán

家   庭      成       员 (Family members)

yé yé                                             

爷 爷  (grandfather in dad’s side) 

nǎi nai

 奶  奶 (grandmother in dad’s side)

bà ba                        mā mā

 爸 爸(Dad)               妈   妈(Mom)

gē gē / dì dì

哥  哥 / 弟弟 (older bother/ younger brother)

sǎo zi / dì mèi

 嫂  子/  弟  妹

(older brother’s wife / younger brother’s wife) (sister- in law)

lǎo gōng

 老    公 (husband)

ér zi                  nǚ'ér

儿子  (son)      女 儿 (daughter)

jiě jiě / mèi mei

姐 姐  /  妹    妹 (older sister / younger sister)

jiě fū / mèi fū

姐 夫 /   妹 夫

(older sister husband / younger sister husband)(brother-in law)

zhí zi                                               

 侄子 (brother’s son; nephew)      

zhí nǚ

侄  女 (brother’s daughter; niece)

wài shēng                     

 外      甥  (sister’s son; nephew)       

wài shēng nǚ

 外      甥     女(sister’s daughter; niece)

lǎo yé                 

 姥 爷 (grandfather in mom’s side)                    

lǎo lao (lǎo niáng)

姥   姥  (姥      娘)

(grandmother in mom’s side)

jiù jiu

舅 舅(mom’s brother, uncle)

jìn zi  ( jiù mā)

妗 子（舅   妈）(jiù jiu’s wife, aunt)

yí mā                                           yí fū

姨 妈 (mom’s sister, aunt)      姨夫 (yí mā’s husband, uncle)

gū gū                                        gū fu

姑 姑 (Dad’s sister, aunt)       姑 夫(gū gū’s husband, uncle)

biǎo gē / biǎo dì

  表   哥 /  表    弟

(jiù jiu’s son; gū gū’s son; yí mā’s son;  cousin)

biǎo jiě / biǎo mèi

  表   姐 /   表    妹

(jiù jiu’s daughter; gū gū’s daughter; yí mā’s daughter;  cousin)

bó bo / shū shu

伯  伯  /  叔    叔 (dad’s brother, uncle)

dà mā / shěn zi (shěn er)

 大  妈 /     婶  子 (  婶   儿)

(bó bo / shū shu’s wife, aunt)

táng gē / táng dì

   堂   哥 /   堂  弟 (bó bo / shū shu’s son, cousin)

táng jiě / táng mèi

   堂  姐 /    堂    妹(bó bo / shū shu’s daughter, cousin)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)