Topic 11: Family

Assignment 18

家庭生活

(jiātíng shēnghuó) family life

代

(dài) generation

出身

(chūshēn) origin

后代

(hòudài) descendants; later generations

血缘

(xuèyuán) consanguinity; blood relationship

成员

(chéngyuán) member

祖父

(zǔfù) father's father

祖母

(zǔmǔ) father's mother

外祖父

(wàizǔfù) mother's father

外祖母

(wàizǔmǔ) mother's mother

父母

(fùmǔ) parent

父亲

(fùqīn) father

母亲

(mǔqīn) mother

继父

(jìfù) stepfather

继母

(jìmǔ) stepmother

养父

(yǎngfù) adopted father

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

亲属

(qīnshǔ) relations; relatives

亲戚

(qīnqi) relatives

姑母

(gūmǔ) father's sister

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

长辈

(zhǎngbèi) elder member of a family

晚辈

(wǎnbèi) the younger generation

平辈

(píngbèi) person of the same generation

平等

(píngděng) equality

期望

(qīwàng) hope for and expect

单亲

(dānqīn) single parent

夫妇

(fūfù) husband and wife

婚姻

(hūnyīn) marriage

结婚

(jiéhūn) get married

离婚

(líhūn) divorce

同居

(tóngjū) cohabit; live together in common

law

法律

关系

(guānxì) relation; relationship

融洽

(róngqià) harmonious; on friendly terms

紧张

(jǐnzhāng) strained

严格

(yángé) strict

家教

(jiājiào) family upbringing; family

instruction

操作说明

管

(guǎn) care about; contral

关爱

(guān'ài) care and concern

溺爱

(nì'ài) spoil (a child)

和睦

(hémù) harmony

温暖

(wēnnuǎn) warm

快乐

(kuàilè) happy; pleased

稳定

(wěndìng) stable

操心

(cāoxīn) trouble and worry about

分担

(fēndān) share (burden)

家务

(jiāwù) household duties

家庭主妇

(jiātíng zhǔfù) housewife

职业妇女

(zhíyè fùnǚ) career woman