AP Chinese families

家庭

family (jia ting)

父亲

father (formal)

母亲

mother (formal)

祖父母

grandparents on fathers side (ZU fu mu)

外父母

grandparents on mothers side (WAI fu mu)

孙子

grandson (sūn zi)

孙女

granddaughter (sūn nu)

堂兄弟姐妹

paternal cousins (TANG xiong di jie mei)

表兄弟姐妹

maternal cousins(BIAO xiong di jie mei)

单亲家庭

single parent family (dan qin jia ting)

核心家庭

nuclear family (he xin jia ting)

重组家庭

blended family （chong zu jia ting)

代际关系

intergenerational relationships (dai ji guan xi)

孝顺

filial piety (xiao shun)

尊重

respect (zun zhong)

责任

responsibility (ze ren)

爱

love

支持

support (zhi chi)

教育

education (jiao yu)

传统

tradition (chuan tong)

家规

family rules (jia gui)

中西方家庭文化

chinese and western family culture (zhong xi fang jia ting wen hua)

文化

culture

独立

independence - du li

团圆

reunion (tuan yuan)

春节

spring festival (chun jie)

家庭观念

family values (jia ting guan nian)

养儿方老

Raise children to support you in old age (yang er fang lao)

男女平等

gender equality