Chinese AP Vocabulary: Family

家庭⽣活

jiātíng shēnghuó

family life

代

dài

generation

出⾝

chūshēn

origin

後代 (后代)

hòudài

descendants; later generations

⾎緣 (⾎缘)

xuèyuán

consanguinity; blood relationship

成員 (成员)

chéngyuán

member

祖⽗ (祖⽗)

zǔfù

father’s father

祖⺟ (祖⺟)

zǔmǔ

father’s mother

外祖⽗ (外祖⽗)

wàizǔfù

mother’s father

外祖⺟ (外祖⺟)

wàizǔmǔ

mother’s mother

⽗⺟

fùmǔ

parent

⽗親 (⽗亲)

fùqīn

father

⺟親 (⺟亲)

mǔqīn

mother

繼⽗ (继⽗)

jìfù

stepfather

繼⺟ (继⺟)

jìmǔ

stepmother

養⽗ (养⽗)

yǎngfù

adopted father

養⺟ (养⺟)

yǎngmǔ

adopted mother

哥哥

gēge

elder brother

姐姐

jiějie

elder sister

弟弟

dìdi

younger brother

妹妹

mèimei

younger sister

親屬 (亲属)

qīnshǔ

relations; relatives

親戚 (亲戚)

qīnqi

relatives

姑⺟

gūmǔ

father’s sister

姨媽 (姨妈)

yímā

mother’s sister

⼤ 伯

dàbó

father ’s elder brother

叔 叔

shūshu

father ’s younger brother

舅 舅

jiùjiu

mother ’s brother

⼦ ⼥

zǐnǚ

children

尊 敬

zūnjìng

respect

⻑ 輩 ( ⻓ 辈 )

zhǎngbèi

elder member of a family

晚 輩 ( 晚 辈 )

wǎnbèi

the younger generation

平 輩 ( 平 辈 )

píngbèi

person of the same generation

平 等

píngděng

equality

期 望

qīwàng

hope for and expect

單 親 ( 单 亲 )

dānqīn

single parent

夫 婦 ( 夫 妇 )

fūfù

husband and wife

婚 姻

hūnyīn

marriage

結 婚 ( 结 婚 )

jiéhūn

get married

離 婚 ( 离 婚 )

líhūn

divorce

同 居

tóngjū

cohabit; live together in common law

關 係 ( 关 系 )

guānxì

relation; relationship

融 洽

róngqià

harmonious; on friendly terms

緊 張 ( 紧 张 )

jǐnzhāng

strained

嚴 格 ( 严 格 )

yángé

strict

家 教

jiājiào

family upbringing; family instruction

管

guǎn

care about; control; manage

關 愛 ( 关 爱 )

guān’ài

care and concern

溺 愛 ( 溺 爱 )

nì’ài

spoil (a child)

和 睦 ( 和 睦 )

hémù

harmony

溫 暖 ( 温 暖 )

wēnnuǎn

warm

快 樂 ( 快 乐 )

kuàilè

happy; pleased

穩 定 ( 稳 定 )

wěndìng

stable

操 ⼼

cāoxīn

trouble and worry about

分 擔 ( 分 担 )

fēndān

share (burden)

家 務 ( 家 务 )

jiāwù

household duties

家 庭 主 婦 ( 家 庭 主 妇 )

jiātíng zhǔfù

housewife

職 業 婦 ⼥ ( 职 业 妇 ⼥ )

zhíyè fùnǚ

career woman