one younger brother 一 个 弟 弟 yi2 ge4 di4di

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunMi Zhaoxi
TimSarahAbbie

 great-great-grandmother 高 祖 母 gao1zu3mu3

 grandparent on father's side 祖 父 母 zu3fu4mu3

Du FengJin YanRuan YilangZheng Jie
AllenKaren Lee

 sister-in-law married to younger brother 弟 妹 di4mei4

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 younger brother 弟 弟 di4di

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunMi Zhaoxi
JoshBrienneJeremyCricket

 stepmother, step-mother 继 母 ji4mu3

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenHu SiyuLi Xinzhou
ChrisKenGlison

 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 RongCheng HongSun BinGu ZhengZhang Zhida
JamesKaren LeeBrian

 grandson by son 孙 子 sun1zi

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 nephew, sister's son 外 甥 wai4sheng1

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 older male cousin who has a different last name 表 哥 biao3ge1

Cao LihongTan LiNa ZitaoZheng JieRen Shuang
JenniferJeremyAbbie

 great-grandmother 太 婆 tai4po2

 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 ZhenCheng HongWT ZhengWang WenjingLi Zhen
RickLindsayJames

 one older brother 一 个 哥 哥 yi2 ge4 ge1ge

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunMi Zhaoxi
TimSarahAbbie

 younger brother: can use it as nickname for man younger than yourself 兄 弟 xiong1di4

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimKaren LeeJeremyMaggy

 great-great-grandfather (paternal) 高 祖 父 gao1zu3fu4

 genealogy 系 谱 xi4pu3

Du FengCheng MiaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
DavidFrank

 great great grandson 玄 孙 xuan2sun1

Sun BinCheng HongZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

 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 XieWT ZhengChu LinCao Hui
KarenNickSarah

 uncle, father's elder brother 伯 伯 bo2bo

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 daughter 女 儿 nu~3'er2

Feng XieLiu XiaoyunWang JunCao Hui
FredKateJoshSarahJeremy

 grandfather 祖 父 zu3fu4

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

 grandson by daughter 外 孙 wai4sun1

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 maternal grandmother 外 婆 wai4po2

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
DaveSarahMichael

 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 WangShao DanniCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
DaveSarahMichael

 single 单 身 dan1shen1

Gao YanlinZheng LeiHu SiyuRen Shuang
AllenAnnChris

 niece, sister's daughter 外 甥 女 wai4sheng1nu~3

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 maternal grandfather, grandpapa, granddad 姥 爷 lao3ye

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 older female cousin on your mother's side 表 姐 biao3jie3

 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 DiZhang MengLi SiWang JunFeng Kui
CricketMikeKaren LeeJeremy

 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 ZhengLi ZhenZhang MengWei XingSun Gang
DaveCherieRoryAllenAshley

 uncle, father's younger brother 叔 叔 shu1shu

Zhang NingZhang JingShao JingxianWT Zheng
KarenJulieMikeKate

 godfather 教 父 jiao4fu4

 family, clan 家 族 jia1zu2

Lynn

 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 DiFeng XieLiu Yu RongLiu Mingke
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

 son 儿 子 er2zi

Li DiZhang MengHuang XuHuang Jiali
DaveKarenCricketStephanStevenQ

 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 LihongTan LiWang WenjingLi ChunjiangRen ShuangNa ZitaZhang Zhida
JenniferJeremyAbbie

 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 HongRuan YilangWang WenjingAn YufeiZhang Zhida
ChrisKenGlison

 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 FengJin YanRuan YilangZheng Jie
AllenKaren Lee

 maternal grandfather 外 祖 父 wai4zu3fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 grandparent on mother's side 外 祖 父 母 wai4zu3fu4mu3

Du FengJin YanRuan YilangZheng Jie
AllenKaren Lee

 granddaughter by daughter 外 孙 女 儿 wai4sun1nu~3'er2

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 daughter-in-law's mother, son-in-law's mother 亲 家 母 qing4jia mu3

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 aunt, father's sister 姑 姑 gu1gu

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 My older brother's taller than Dad. 我 的 哥 哥 比 爸 爸 还 高 。 Wo3 de ge1ge bi3 ba4ba hai2 gao1

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunMi Zhaoxi
JoshBrienneJeremyCricket

 Both my younger and older brothers are fine. 哥 哥 ， 弟 弟 ， 都 很 好 。 Ge1ge, di4di, dou1 hen3 hao3.

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunMi Zhaoxi
TimSarahAbbie

 cousin, your father's brother's male child who is younger than you 堂 弟 tang2di4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 elder brother 哥 哥 ge1ge

Zhang MengLi ZhenLiu XiaoyunLi Yu Zheng
JoshBrienneJeremyCricket

 uncle 大 爷 da4ye

Li DiZhang MengLi SiWang JunFeng Kui
KarenJulieMikeKate

 nephew, brother's son 侄 子 zhi2zi

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 uncle, your mother's brother 舅 父 jiu4fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 sister-in-law married to elder brother 嫂 嫂 sao3sao

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
KateBrienneScrib

 mother-in-law 岳 母 yue4mu3

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenHu SiyuLi Xinzhou
ChrisKenGlison

 auntie 阿 姨 a1yi2

Liu XiaoyunChu LinShao JingxianWT ZhengShu Chang
KarenJulieKateMike

 ancestor, ancestry, forefathers, forebears 祖 宗 zu3zong1

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
AprilScribLynnKen

 great-grandfather, paternal great-grandfather 曾 祖 zeng1zu3

 maternal grandmother 姥 姥 lao3lao

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
KateBrienneScrib

 great-grandfather 太 公 tai4gong1

 aunt, wife of mother's brother 舅 妈 jiu4ma

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 daughter-in-law's father, son-in-law's father 亲 家 公 qing4jia gong1

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 uncle, father's elder brother 伯 父 bo2fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 maternal grandfather 外 公 wai4gong1

Shao DanniFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengWei XingShu Chang
DaveSarahMichael

 great-grandmother, paternal great-grandmother 曾 祖 母 zeng1zu3mu3

 no direct relationship, not related (family) 非 直 接 亲 属 fei1 zhi2 jie1 qin1shu3

Cheng HongRuan YilangWang WenjingAn YufeiZhang Zhida
JenniferAustin

 uncle, husband of mother's sister 姨 夫 yi2fu

Liu QiuxiaHuaZhang MengJin YanCao LihuaLi BoyuanLiu Xuechun
DawnStephanLynnKenAshley

 uncle, husband of mother's sister 姨 丈 yi2zhang4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 daughter-in-law, your son's wife 媳 妇 xi2fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 aunt 大 婶 da4 shen3

Li DiChu LinShao JingxianCao HuiShu Chang
SarahJulieRoryLennie

 maternal grandmother 外 祖 母 wai4zu3mu3

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 daughter-in-law 儿 媳 er2xi2

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 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 WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
DaveSarahMichael

 cousin, your father's brother's male child who is older than you 堂 哥 tang2ge1

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 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 MengLi Yu ZhengLi ZhenWei Xing
MichaelKaren LeeBrianNic

 sister-in-law, older brother's wife, elder sister (used for an older married woman) 大 嫂 da4sao3

 daughter 女 孩 儿 nu~3hai2r

 uncle, mother's brother 舅 舅 jiu4jiu

Da DiFeng XieZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

 mother-in-law 丈 母 娘 zhang4mu3niang2

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenHu SiyuLi Xinzhou
ChrisKenGlison

 grandpa, paternal grandfather 爷 爷 ye2ye

Feng XieWT ZhengChu LinCao Hui
JoshTimGlisonSarah

 mother-in-law 婆 婆 po2po2

Zhuo ShuoDeng YichenHu SiyuLi Xinzhou
ChrisKenGlison

 My brother goes swimming every day. 我 弟 弟 每 天 去 游 泳 。 Wo3 di4di mei3 tian1 qu4 you2yong3.

Liu Yu RongZhang MengChu PinganHuang JialiMi ZhaoxiBai Jing
DaveMaggyBrianAustin

 This house is his uncle's. 这 栋 房 子 是 他 叔 叔 的 。 Zhe4 dong4 fang2zi shi4 ta1 shu1shu de.

Liu Yu RongZhang MengChu PinganHuang JialiMi ZhaoxiBai Jing
DaveMaggyBrianAustin

 ancestor, ancestry, forefathers, forebears 祖 先 zu3xian1

Sun BinCheng HongZhu JingShao Jingxian
AprilScribLynnKen

 brother-in-law married to elder sister 姐 夫 jie3fu1

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 granddaughter by son 孙 女 儿 sun1nu~3'er2

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 uncle, father's younger brother 叔 父 shu1fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 niece, brother's daughter 侄 女 zhi2nu~3

 cousin, your father's brother's female child who is older than you 堂 姐 tang2jie3

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 maternal aunt, mother's sister 姨 妈 yi2ma1

 daughter-in-law, your son's wife 儿 妇 er2fu4

Cao LihongZheng LeiSun JingsuRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 great-grandfather, maternal great-grandfather 曾 外 祖 父 zheng1wai4zu3fu4

 aunt 大 娘 da4niang2

Li DiZhang MengLi SiWang JunFeng Kui
KarenJulieMikeKate

 cousin, your father's brother's female child who is younger than you 堂 妹 tang2mei4

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 My older brother's an engineer. 我 哥 哥 是 工 程 师 。 Wo3 ge1ge shi4 gong1cheng2shi1.

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
DaveSarahMichael

 in-laws 对 方 父 母 dui4fang1 fu4mu3

Sarah GChelsea

 aunt, mother's sister 姨 yi2

Sun BinCheng HongZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

 My father's a doctor. 我 的 父 亲 是 医 生 。 Wo3 de fu4qin1 shi4 yi1sheng1.

Da DiFeng XieLiu Yu RongLi ChunjiangGu Zheng
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

 aunt, wife of mother's brother 舅 母 jiu4mu3

Sun BinCheng HongZheng JieSun Jingsu
AllenEricDanielle

 great-grandmother, maternal great-grandmother 曾 外 祖 母 zeng1wai4zu3mu3

 child's name for an adult male, term of respect, mister, uncle 叔 叔 Shu1shu

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie

 aunt, maternal aunt 姨 母 yi2mu3

Cao LihongZheng LeiZhou HuiRen Shuang
JenniferAustin

 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 MengWT ZhengGuHuang Jiali
FredJenniferStevenQ

 brothers 弟 兄 di4xiong1

Zhang MengJessie WangLiu MingkeChu LinZheng LeiFeng Xi
KarenMichaelAprilRory

 brother-in-law married to younger sister 妹 夫 mei4fu1

Jessie WangFeng XieCao HuiWT ZhengSun Gang
KateBrienneScribMichael

 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 DanniLiu Yu RongShao JingxianWang WenjingJi Xiaozhe
DavidAbbie

 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 ZhenZhang JingJessie WangCao HuiShu Chang
DavidAbbie

 elder paternal uncle, eldest of brothers 伯 bo2

Liu JinzheLi Yu ZhengZhang XiaoweiMi ZhaoxiCao Lihua
SarahJulieRoryLennie

 family tree 系 谱 图 xi4pu3tu2

Du FengCheng MiaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
DavidFrank

 granddaughter, son's daughter 孙 女 sun1nu~3

 aunt, father's sister 姑 妈 gu1ma

Du FengCao LihongRen ShuangWang ChenZhou Hui
EricMaggyLennie


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