Family Members 家庭成员 -- 听 Ting -- Chinese

great-grandfather, maternal great-grandfather

曾外祖父 zheng1wai4zu3fu4

My father's a doctor.

我的父亲是医生。 Wo3 de fu4qin1 shi4 yi1sheng1.

Da Di	Feng Xie	Liu Yu Rong	Li Chunjiang	Gu Zheng
Cherie	James	Glison	David

uncle, father's elder brother

bo2bo

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

grandparent on mother's side

外祖父母 wai4zu3fu4mu3

Du Feng	Jin Yan	Ruan Yilang	Zheng Jie
Allen	Karen Lee

My brother goes swimming every day.

我弟弟每天去游泳。 Wo3 di4di mei3 tian1 qu4 you2yong3.

Liu Yu Rong	Zhang Meng	Chu Pingan	Huang Jiali	Mi Zhaoxi	Bai Jing
Dave	Maggy	Brian	Austin

no direct relationship, not related (family)

非直接亲属 fei1 zhi2 jie1 qin1shu3

Cheng Hong	Ruan Yilang	Wang Wenjing	An Yufei	Zhang Zhida
Jennifer	Austin

sister-in-law, older brother's wife, elder sister (used for an older married woman)

da4sao3

granddaughter by daughter

外孙女儿 wai4sun1nu~3'er2

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

This house is his uncle's.

这栋房子是他叔叔的。 Zhe4 dong4 fang2zi shi4 ta1 shu1shu de.

Liu Yu Rong	Zhang Meng	Chu Pingan	Huang Jiali	Mi Zhaoxi	Bai Jing
Dave	Maggy	Brian	Austin

aunt

da4niang2

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Li Si	Wang Jun	Feng Kui
Karen	Julie	Mike	Kate

one younger brother

一个弟弟 yi2 ge4 di4di

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Mi Zhaoxi
Tim	Sarah	Abbie

aunt, wife of mother's brother

jiu4ma

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

younger brother: can use it as nickname for man younger than yourself

xiong1di4

Shao Danni	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Li Si	Shu Chang
Tim	Karen Lee	Jeremy	Maggy

family, clan

jia1zu2


Lynn

in-laws

对方父母 dui4fang1 fu4mu3


Sarah G	Chelsea

uncle

da4ye

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Li Si	Wang Jun	Feng Kui
Karen	Julie	Mike	Kate

genealogy

xi4pu3

Du Feng	Cheng Miao	Li Xinzhou	Wang Chen
David	Frank

mother-in-law

po2po2

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Chris	Ken	Glison

mother-in-law

丈母娘 zhang4mu3niang2

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Chris	Ken	Glison

aunt, wife of mother's brother

jiu4mu3

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zheng Jie	Sun Jingsu
Allen	Eric	Danielle

niece, brother's daughter

zhi2nu~3

Grandmother asked me, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

奶奶问我： “ 你有对象了吗？ ” Nai3nai wen4 wo3; "Ni3 you3 dui4xiang4 le ma?"

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Li Zhen	Wei Xing
Michael	Karen Lee	Brian	Nic

elder brother

ge1ge

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Li Yu Zheng
Josh	Brienne	Jeremy	Cricket

cousin, your father's brother's male child who is younger than you

tang2di4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

older male cousin who has a different last name

biao3ge1

Cao Lihong	Tan Li	Na Zitao	Zheng Jie	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Jeremy	Abbie

To have more time to skateboard, my grandfather retired.

为了有更多时间滑滑板，我爷爷退休了。 Wei4le you3 geng4duo1 shi2jian1 hua2 hua2ban3, wo3 ye2ye tui4xiu1 le.

Zhang Meng	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali
Fred	Jennifer	StevenQ

My husband, my man, my lover, my spouse, my spouse: all describe the man I married.

我丈夫，我先生，我爱人，我那位，我那口子，都是指丈夫。 Wo3 zhang4fu, wo3 xian1sheng, wo3 ai4ren, wo3 na4wei4, wo3 na4kou3zi dou1 shi4 zhi3 zhang4fu.

Jessie Wang	Shao Danni	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Dave	Sarah	Michael

aunt, father's sister

gu1ma

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

nephew, sister's son

wai4sheng1

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

child's name for an adult male, term of respect, mister, uncle

Shu1shu

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

auntie

a1yi2

Liu Xiaoyun	Chu Lin	Shao Jingxian	WT Zheng	Shu Chang
Karen	Julie	Kate	Mike

single

dan1shen1

Gao Yanlin	Zheng Lei	Hu Siyu	Ren Shuang
Allen	Ann	Chris

uncle, your mother's brother

jiu4fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

cousin, your father's brother's male child who is older than you

tang2ge1

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

maternal grandfather

wai4gong1

Shao Danni	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Dave	Sarah	Michael

great-grandfather, paternal great-grandfather

曾祖父 zheng1zu3fu4

I have two uncles on my mother's side, one's a teacher, one's a banker.

我有两个舅舅，一个是老师，一个是银行业者。 Wo3 you3 liang3 ge4 jiu4jiu, yi2 ge4 shi4 lao3shi1, yi2 ge4 shi4 yin2hang2ye4zhe3.

Da Di	Feng Xie	Liu Yu Rong	Liu Mingke
Cherie	James	Glison	David

ancestor, ancestry, forefathers, forebears

zu3xian1

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zhu Jing	Shao Jingxian
April	Scrib	Lynn	Ken

Are any of your grandparents still living?

你的爷爷奶奶姥姥姥爷还在吗？ Ni3 de ye2ye2 nai3nai3 lao3lao lao3ye hai2 zai4 ma?

Du Feng	Jin Yan	Ruan Yilang	Zheng Jie
Allen	Karen Lee

family tree

系谱图 xi4pu3tu2

Du Feng	Cheng Miao	Li Xinzhou	Wang Chen
David	Frank

A boy is the son of his mother and father. A girl is the daughter of her mother and father.

男孩是他妈妈爸爸的儿子。女孩是她妈妈爸爸的女儿。 Nan2hai2 shi4 ta1 ma1ma ba4ba de er2zi. Nu~3hai2 shi4 ta1 ma1ma ba4ba de nu~3'er2.

Liu Yu Rong	Cheng Hong	Sun Bin	Gu Zheng	Zhang Zhida
James	Karen Lee	Brian

great great grandson

xuan2sun1

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zheng Jie	Sun Jingsu
Allen	Eric	Danielle

uncle, mother's brother

jiu4jiu

Da Di	Feng Xie	Zheng Haotian	Liu Weihong
Cherie	James	Glison	David

cousin, your father's brother's female child who is younger than you

tang2mei4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

uncle, husband of mother's sister

yi2fu

Liu Qiuxia	Hua	Zhang Meng	Jin Yan	Cao Lihua	Li Boyuan	Liu Xuechun
Dawn	Stephan	Lynn	Ken	Ashley

younger brother

di4di

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Mi Zhaoxi
Josh	Brienne	Jeremy	Cricket

elder paternal uncle, eldest of brothers

bo2

Liu Jinzhe	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Xiaowei	Mi Zhaoxi	Cao Lihua
Sarah	Julie	Rory	Lennie

uncle, husband of mother's sister

yi2zhang4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

My older brother's taller than Dad.

我的哥哥比爸爸还高。 Wo3 de ge1ge bi3 ba4ba hai2 gao1

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Mi Zhaoxi
Josh	Brienne	Jeremy	Cricket

brothers

di4xiong1

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

My older brother's an engineer.

我哥哥是工程师。 Wo3 ge1ge shi4 gong1cheng2shi1.

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Dave	Sarah	Michael

grandson by son

sun1zi

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

uncle, father's elder brother

bo2fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

great-great-grandfather (paternal)

高祖父 gao1zu3fu4

niece, sister's daughter

外甥女 wai4sheng1nu~3

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

great-grandmother, paternal great-grandmother

曾祖母 zeng1zu3mu3

I have a sister about your age.

我有一个和你差不多大的姐姐。 Wo3 you3 yi2 ge4 he2 ni3 cha4buduo1 da4 de jie3jie.

Li Zhen	Zhang Jing	Jessie Wang	Cao Hui	Shu Chang
David	Abbie

maternal grandfather

外祖父 wai4zu3fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

maternal grandmother

外祖母 wai4zu3mu3

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

mother-in-law

yue4mu3

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Chris	Ken	Glison

daughter-in-law, your son's wife

xi2fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

This dish was made by my little brother.

这道菜是我小弟弟做的。 Zhe4 dao4 cai4 shi4 wo3 xiao3 di4di zuo4 de.

Li Yu Zheng	Li Zhen	Zhang Meng	Wei Xing	Sun Gang
Dave	Cherie	Rory	Allen	Ashley

daughter-in-law, your son's wife

er2fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Sun Jingsu	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

aunt, mother's sister

yi2

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zheng Jie	Sun Jingsu
Allen	Eric	Danielle

sister-in-law married to elder brother

sao3sao

Shao Danni	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib

one older brother

一个哥哥 yi2 ge4 ge1ge

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Mi Zhaoxi
Tim	Sarah	Abbie

nephew, brother's son

zhi2zi

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

uncle, father's younger brother

shu1shu

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Shao Jingxian	WT Zheng
Karen	Julie	Mike	Kate

great-grandfather, paternal great-grandfather

zeng1zu3

older female cousin on your mother's side

biao3jie3

daughter-in-law's mother, son-in-law's mother

亲家母 qing4jia mu3

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

great-grandfather

tai4gong1

My grandfather retired to have more time to skateboard.

我爷爷为了有更多时间滑滑板他退休了。 Wo3 ye2ye wei4le you3 geng4duo1 shi2jian1 hua2 hua2ban3 ta1 tui4xiu1 le.

Li Zhen	Cheng Hong	WT Zheng	Wang Wenjing	Li Zhen
Rick	Lindsay	James

Both my younger and older brothers are fine.

哥哥，弟弟，都很好。 Ge1ge, di4di, dou1 hen3 hao3.

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Liu Xiaoyun	Mi Zhaoxi
Tim	Sarah	Abbie

Maomao was hiding behind the door so she could jump out and scare her brother.

为了跳出来吓唬哥哥，毛毛藏到了门后。 Wei4le tiao4 chu1lai2 xia4hu4 ge1ge, Mao2mao cang2 dao4 le men2 hou4.

Shao Danni	Liu Yu Rong	Shao Jingxian	Wang Wenjing	Ji Xiaozhe
David	Abbie

cousin, your father's brother's female child who is older than you

tang2jie3

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

grandpa, paternal grandfather

ye2ye

Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Chu Lin	Cao Hui
Josh	Tim	Glison	Sarah

great-grandmother

tai4po2

aunt, father's sister

gu1gu

Du Feng	Cao Lihong	Ren Shuang	Wang Chen	Zhou Hui
Eric	Maggy	Lennie

grandfather

zu3fu4

Shao Danni	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Li Si	Shu Chang
Tim	Dale	Julie

aunt, maternal aunt

yi2mu3

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

I have two older and two younger sisters.

我有两个姐姐和两个妹妹。 Wo3 you3 liang3 ge4 jie3jie he2 liang3 ge4 mei4mei.

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Dave	Sarah	Michael

aunt

da4 shen3

Li Di	Chu Lin	Shao Jingxian	Cao Hui	Shu Chang
Sarah	Julie	Rory	Lennie

maternal aunt, mother's sister

yi2ma1

godfather

jiao4fu4

Uncle Cao went to the university auditorium to hear a lecture on computers.

曹叔叔去学校礼堂听一个计算机报告。 Cao2 Shu1shu qu4 xue2xiao4 li3tang2 ting1 yi2 ge4 ji4suan4ji1 bao4gao4.

Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Chu Lin	Cao Hui
Karen	Nick	Sarah

daughter-in-law

er2xi2

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

uncle, father's younger brother

shu1fu4

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

daughter

女孩儿 nu~3hai2r

grandparent on father's side

祖父母 zu3fu4mu3

Du Feng	Jin Yan	Ruan Yilang	Zheng Jie
Allen	Karen Lee

In China you can call an older woman aunt.

在中国你可以叫一个老妇人大娘。 Zai4 Zhong1guo2 ni3 ke3yi3 jiao4 yi2 ge4 lao3 fu4ren2 da4niang2.

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Li Si	Wang Jun	Feng Kui
Cricket	Mike	Karen Lee	Jeremy

daughter-in-law's father, son-in-law's father

亲家公 qing4jia gong1

Cao Lihong	Zheng Lei	Zhou Hui	Ren Shuang
Jennifer	Austin

maternal grandmother

lao3lao

Shao Danni	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib

great-great-grandmother

高祖母 gao1zu3mu3

son

er2zi

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Huang Xu	Huang Jiali
Dave	Karen	Cricket	Stephan	StevenQ

daughter

nu~3'er2

Feng Xie	Liu Xiaoyun	Wang Jun	Cao Hui
Fred	Kate	Josh	Sarah	Jeremy

sister-in-law married to younger brother

di4mei4

Shao Danni	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

grandson by daughter

wai4sun1

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

maternal grandfather, grandpapa, granddad

lao3ye

Shao Danni	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

great-grandmother, maternal great-grandmother

曾外祖母 zeng1wai4zu3mu3

stepmother, step-mother

ji4mu3

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Chris	Ken	Glison

brother-in-law married to elder sister

jie3fu1

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

granddaughter, son's daughter

sun1nu~3

granddaughter by son

孙女儿 sun1nu~3'er2

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

brother-in-law married to younger sister

mei4fu1

Jessie Wang	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

The anchorman who is broadcasting the news is my cousin.

正在播新闻的那个播音员是我表哥。 Zheng4zai4 bo1 xin1wen2 de na4ge bo1yin1yuan2 shi4 wo3 biao3ge1.

Cao Lihong	Tan Li	Wang Wenjing	Li Chunjiang	Ren Shuang	Na Zita	Zhang Zhida
Jennifer	Jeremy	Abbie

ancestor, ancestry, forefathers, forebears

zu3zong1

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zhu Jing	Shao Jingxian
April	Scrib	Lynn	Ken

Getting along with your mother-in-law can be a challenge.

和你的婆婆相处是个挑战。 He2 ni3 de po2po2 xiang1chu3 shi4 ge4 tiao3zhan4.

Cheng Hong	Ruan Yilang	Wang Wenjing	An Yufei	Zhang Zhida
Chris	Ken	Glison

Family Members 家庭成员 jia1ting2cheng2yuan2 - English Review

maternal grandmother

great-grandfather, maternal great-grandfather

My father's a doctor.

uncle, father's elder brother

grandparent on mother's side

My brother goes swimming every day.

no direct relationship, not related (family)

sister-in-law, older brother's wife, elder sister (used for an older married woman)

granddaughter by daughter

This house is his uncle's.

aunt

one younger brother

aunt, wife of mother's brother

younger brother: can use it as nickname for man younger than yourself

family, clan

in-laws

uncle

genealogy

mother-in-law

mother-in-law

aunt, wife of mother's brother

niece, brother's daughter

Grandmother asked me, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

elder brother

cousin, your father's brother's male child who is younger than you

older male cousin who has a different last name

To have more time to skateboard, my grandfather retired.

My husband, my man, my lover, my spouse, my spouse: all describe the man I married.

aunt, father's sister

nephew, sister's son

child's name for an adult male, term of respect, mister, uncle

auntie

single

uncle, your mother's brother

cousin, your father's brother's male child who is older than you

maternal grandfather

great-grandfather, paternal great-grandfather

I have two uncles on my mother's side, one's a teacher, one's a banker.

ancestor, ancestry, forefathers, forebears

Are any of your grandparents still living?

family tree

A boy is the son of his mother and father. A girl is the daughter of her mother and father.

great great grandson

uncle, mother's brother

cousin, your father's brother's female child who is younger than you

uncle, husband of mother's sister

younger brother

elder paternal uncle, eldest of brothers

uncle, husband of mother's sister

My older brother's taller than Dad.

brothers

My older brother's an engineer.

grandson by son

uncle, father's elder brother

great-great-grandfather (paternal)

niece, sister's daughter

great-grandmother, paternal great-grandmother

I have a sister about your age.

maternal grandfather

maternal grandmother

mother-in-law

daughter-in-law, your son's wife

This dish was made by my little brother.

daughter-in-law, your son's wife

aunt, mother's sister

sister-in-law married to elder brother

one older brother

nephew, brother's son

uncle, father's younger brother

great-grandfather, paternal great-grandfather

older female cousin on your mother's side

daughter-in-law's mother, son-in-law's mother

great-grandfather

My grandfather retired to have more time to skateboard.

Both my younger and older brothers are fine.

Maomao was hiding behind the door so she could jump out and scare her brother.

cousin, your father's brother's female child who is older than you

grandpa, paternal grandfather

great-grandmother