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Family Song

爸爸bà ba的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào什么shén me?

爸爸bà ba的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào爷爷yé ye。

爸爸bà ba的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào什么shén me?

爸爸bà ba的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào奶奶nǎi nai。

爸爸bà ba的de哥哥gē ge叫jiào什么shén me?

爸爸bà ba的de哥哥gē ge叫jiào伯伯bó bo。

爸爸bà ba的de弟弟dì di叫jiào什么shén me?

爸爸bà ba的de弟弟dì di叫jiào叔叔shū shu。

爸爸bà ba的de姐妹jiě mèi叫jiào什么shén me?

爸爸bà ba的de姐妹jiě mèi叫jiào姑姑gū gu。

妈妈mā ma的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào什么shén me?

妈妈mā ma的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào外公wài gōng。

妈妈mā ma的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào什么shén me?

妈妈mā ma的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào外婆wài pó。

妈妈mā ma的de兄弟xiōng dì叫jiào什么shén me?

妈妈mā ma的de兄弟xiōng dì叫jiào舅舅jiù jiu。

妈妈mā ma的de姐妹jiě mèi叫jiào什么shén me?

妈妈mā ma的de姐妹jiě mèi叫jiào姨妈yí mā。

丈夫zhàng fu的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào什么shén me?

丈夫zhàng fu的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào公公gōng gong。

丈夫zhàng fu的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào什么shén me?

丈夫zhàng fu的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào婆婆pó po。

妻子qī zi的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào什么shén me?

妻子qī zi的de爸爸bà ba叫jiào岳父yuè fù。

妻子qī zi的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào什么shén me?

妻子qī zi的de妈妈mā ma叫jiào岳母yuè mǔ。

儿子ér zi的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

儿子ér zi的de妻子qī zi叫jiào儿媳ér xí。

女儿nǚ ér的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào什么shén me?

女儿nǚ ér的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào女婿nǚ xu。

孩子hái zi的de儿子ér zi叫jiào什么shén me?

孩子hái zi的de儿子ér zi叫jiào孙子sūn zi。

孩子hái zi的de女儿nǚ ér叫jiào什么shén me?

孩子hái zi的de女儿nǚ ér叫jiào孙女sūn nǚ。

哥哥gē ge的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

哥哥gē ge的de妻子qī zi叫jiào嫂子sǎo zi。

弟弟dì di的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

弟弟dì di的de妻子qī zi叫jiào弟媳dì xí。

姐姐jiě jie的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào什么shén me?

姐姐jiě jie的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào姐夫jiě fu。

妹妹mèi mei的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào什么shén me?

妹妹mèi mei的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào妹夫mèi fu。

伯伯bó bo的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

伯伯bó bo的de妻子qī zi叫jiào伯妈bó mā。

叔叔shū shu的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

叔叔shū shu的de妻子qī zi叫jiào婶婶shěn shen。

舅舅jiù jiu的de妻子qī zi叫jiào什么shén me?

舅舅jiù jiu的de妻子qī zi叫jiào舅妈jiù mā。

姑姑gū gu的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào什么shén me?

姑姑gū gu的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào姑父gū fu。

姨妈yí mā的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào什么shén me?

姨妈yí mā的de丈夫zhàng fu叫jiào姨父yí fu。

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
叫 jiàoto be called
什么 shén mewhat?
爷爷 yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
奶奶 nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house
哥哥 gē geolder brother
伯伯 bó bofather's elder brother / uncle
弟弟 dì diyounger brother
叔叔 shū shufather's younger brother; paternal uncle / form of address used by children for a male one generation older
姐妹 jiě mèisisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc)
姑姑 gū gupaternal aunt
外公 wài gōng(coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather
外婆 wài pó(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
兄弟 xiōng dìbrothers / younger brother / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
舅舅 jiù jiumother's brother / maternal uncle (informal)
姨妈 yí mā(coll.) mother's sister / maternal aunt
丈夫 zhàng fuhusband
公公 gōng gonghusband's father; father-in-law / grandpa; grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch
婆婆 pó pohusband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma
妻子 qī ziwife
岳父 yuè fùwife's father, father-in-law
岳母 yuè mǔwife's mother, mother-in-law
儿子 ér zison
儿媳 ér xídaughter-in-law
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
女婿 nǚ xudaughter's husband; son-in-law
孩子 hái zichild
孙子 sūn zigrandson / son's son
孙女 sūn nǚson's daughter / granddaughter
嫂子 sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
弟媳 dì xíyounger brother's wife; sister-in-law
姐姐 jiě jieolder sister
姐夫 jiě fu(coll.) older sister's husband
妹妹 mèi meiyounger sister / young woman
妹夫 mèi fuyounger sister's husband
伯妈 bó māpaternal uncle’s wife; aunt
婶婶 shěn shenwife of father's younger brother / aunt
舅妈 jiù mā(coll.) aunt / maternal uncle's wife
姑父 gū fufather's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姨父 yí fuhusband of mother's sister / uncle