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Family

Family

Mandarin kinship terms can get very complicated as there are different titles according to age, hierarchy, and whether the relationships is maternal or paternal. Included here are the terms for immediate family members and a selection of extended family terms.

I'm.....- 我。。。。。了。 (Wo........le.)

• single-　单身 (danshen)
• married-　结婚 (jiehun)
• seperated-　分手 (fenshou)
• divorced-　离婚 (lihun)
• in a relationship-　有伴 (youban)
  

Are you married?-　你结婚了吗？ (Ni jiehun le ma?)

Do you have a family of your own?- 你成家了吗？(Ni chengjia le ma?)

I live with someone. - 握有伴儿？ (Wo you banr)

Do you have a/an......?-　你有。。。。。吗？ (Ni you.....ma?)

I (don't) have a/an....-　我（没）有。。。。。。 (Wo (mei) you......)

• aunt (mat.)-　阿姨 (ayi)
• brother-　兄弟 (xiongdi)
• brother (elder)-　哥哥 (gege)
• brother (younger)-　弟弟 (didi)
• daughter-　女儿 (nu er)
• father-　父亲 (fuqin)
• grandchildren-　孙子女 (sunzinu)
• granddaughter-　孙女 (sunnu)
• grandfather (mat.)-　外公 (waigong)
• grandfather (pat.)-　爷爷 (yeye)
• grandmother (mat.)-　外婆 (waipo)
• grandmother (pat.)-　奶奶 (nainai)
• grandson-　孙子 (sunzi)
• husband-　丈夫 (zhangfu)
• mother-　母亲 (muqin)
• partner (intimate)-　对象 (duixiang)
• sister-　姐妹 (jiemei)
• sister (elder)-　姐姐 (jiejie)
• sister (younger)-　妹妹 (meimei)
• son-　儿子 (erzi)
• uncle (father's younger brother)-　叔叔 (shushu)
• wife-　太太 (taitai)
  

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The Chinese family titles are divided up by generation. For example parents, aunts, and uncles are all grouped together under the "Parent's Generation" section.

Spouses are grouped together. The spouse who is the blood relative is listed first, the spouse who is related by marriage is listed second. For example "aunt" and "aunt's husband."

I've used color to differentiate between generations and sexes.

Many of the relationship titles have a formal version used for writings and an informal version used in everyday speech. Blue represent the most commonly spoken term used in Cantonese and Toisaanwa. Red represent the most commonly spoken term used in Mandarin. Purple means the term is used in Cantonese, Toisaanwa, and Mandarin.

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Note: Since there are so many different relationship terms, the easiest way to find the exact relationship you're looking for is to open up the family title jpeg. It is a diagram with all the relationship terms. Clicking a box on the diagram will automatically take you to the corresponding spot on this chart.

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Here's a clip to learn the family terms also:

thanks for sharing!

what about lao gong and lao po isnt that husband and wigfe as well?

lao gong and lao po are in Cantonese