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TILMAN ARETZS BLOG [www.taretz.blogspot.com]———Degrees of kinship
Degrees of kinship (in alphabetical order)
English—Chinese
Categories of relatives (more than one person)

Brothers....................................xiongdi兄弟
Children....................................haizi孩子/xiaohai小孩
Grandchildren..........................sunzi孫子
Grandparents...........................zufumu祖父母
Parents.......................................fumu父母/baba mama爸爸媽媽
Relatives....................................qinqi親戚/jiaren家人/jiashu家屬
Siblings......................................xiongdi jiemei兄弟姐妹
Sisters........................................jiemei姐妹
Stepbrothers.............................tongfu yimu xiongdi同父異母兄弟 (same father, different mother)
Stepbrothers.............................tongmu yifu xiongdi同母異父兄弟 (same mother, different father)
Stepsisters.................................tongfu yimu jiemei同父異母姊妹 (same father, different mother)
Stepsisters.................................tongmu yifu jiemei同母異父姊妹 (same mother, different father)

Individuals

Aunt...........................................bomu伯母 (wife of father’s elder brother)
Aunt...........................................shenshen嬸嬸/shenmu嬸母 (wife of father’s younger brother)
Aunt...........................................tanggu堂姑 (daughter of paternal grandfather’s elder brother/father’s cousin)

Aunt...........................................jiuma舅媽/jiumu舅母 (wife of mother’s brother)

Aunt...........................................guma姑媽 (father’s elder sister)
Aunt...........................................gugu姑姑/gumu姑母 (father’s younger sister)
Aunt...........................................yima姨媽/yimu姨母 (mother’s elder sister)
Aunt...........................................ayi阿姨 (mother’s younger sister)
Aunt...........................................biaoyi表姨 (daughter of maternal grandfather’s sister/mother’s cousin)
Brother-in-law..........................jiefu姐夫 (husband of elder sister)
Brother-in-law..........................meifu妹夫 (husband of younger sister)
Brother-in-law..........................dajiefu大姐夫 (husband of eldest sister)
Brother-in-law..........................erjiefu二姐夫 (husband of second eldest sister)
Brother-in-law..........................dabo大伯 (husband’s elder brother)
Brother-in-law..........................xiaoshu小叔 (husband’s younger brother)
Brother-in-law..........................dajiuzi大舅子/neixiong內兄 (wife’s elder brother)
Brother-in-law..........................xiaojiuzi小舅子/neidi內弟 (wife’s younger brother)
Child..........................................haizi孩子/xiaohai小孩
Cousin.......................................tangge堂哥/tangxiong堂兄 (son of father’s brother [elder than self])
Cousin.......................................tangdi堂弟(son of father’s brother [younger than self])
Cousin.......................................tangjie堂姐 (daughter of father’s brother [elder than self])
Cousin.......................................tangmei堂妹 (daughter of father’s brother [younger than self])
Cousin.......................................biaoge表哥/biaoxiong表兄 (son of father’s sister or of mother’s brother/sister [elder

than self])
Cousin.......................................biaodi表弟 (son of father’s sister or of mother’s brother/sister [younger than self])
Cousin.......................................biaojie表姐 (daughter of father’s sister or of mother’s brother/sister [elder than self])
Cousin.......................................biaomei表妹 (daughter of father’s sister or of mother’s brother/sister [younger than

self])
Daughter...................................nü’er女兒/qianjin千金; formal address of someone else’s daughter:ling’ai令愛 [“your
daughter”]
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TILMAN ARETZS BLOG [www.taretz.blogspot.com]———Degrees of kinship

Daughter-in-law.......................xifu媳婦/erxifu兒媳婦/erxi兒媳 (son’s wife)
Elder brother............................gege哥哥/xiongzhang兄長
Elder sister................................jiejie姐姐
Elder stepbrother.....................jixiong繼兄
Elder stepbrother.....................tongfu yimu xiong同父異母兄/tongfu yimu ge同父異母哥 (same father, different

mother)
Elder stepbrother.....................tongmu yifu xiong同母異父兄/tongmu yifu ge同母異父哥 (same mother, different

father)
Elder stepsister.........................jijie繼姐
Elder stepsister.........................tongfu yimu jie同父異母姐 (same father, different mother)
Elder stepsister.........................tongmu yifu jie同母異父姐 (same mother, different father)
Eldest brother..........................dage大哥
Eldest daughter........................zhangnü長女
Eldest sister..............................dajie大姐
Eldest son.................................laoda老大/zhangzi長子
Ex-husband..............................qianfu前夫
Ex-wife......................................qianqi前妻
Father........................................fuqin父親/baba爸爸/ba; formal address of someone else’s father:l ingz un令尊

[“your father”]
Father-in-law............................gonggong公公 (husband’s father)
Father-in-law............................yuefu岳父/zhangren丈人/taishan泰山 (wife’s father)
Fiance........................................weihunfu未婚夫
Fiancée......................................weihunqi未婚妻
Goddaughter............................jiaonü教女/gannüer乾女兒
Godfather.................................jiaofu教父/gandie乾爹
Godmother...............................jiaomu教母/ganma乾媽
Godson.....................................jiaozi教子/gan’erzi乾兒子
Grandchild................................sunzi孫子
Granddaughter.........................sunnü孫女 (son’s daughter)
Granddaughter.........................waisunnü外孫女 (daughter’s daughter)
Granddaughter-in-law.............sunxifu孫媳婦 (wife of son’s son)

Granddaughter-in-law.............waisunxi外孫媳 (wife of daughter’s son)

Grandfather..............................zufu祖父/yeye爺爺 (father’s father)
Grandfather..............................waizufu外祖父/waigong外公 (mother’s father)
Grandfather-in-law..................taigong太公 (husband’s paternal grandfather)
Grandfather-in-law..................taiyuefu太岳父 (wife’s paternal grandfather)
Grandmother...........................zumu祖母/nainai奶奶 (father’s mother)
Grandmother...........................waizumu外祖母/waipo外婆/laolao姥姥(mother’s mother)
Grandmother-in-law................taipo太婆 (husband’s paternal grandmother)
Grandmother-in-law................taiyuemu太岳母 (wife’s paternal grandmother)

Grand-nephew.........................zhisun侄孫 (son of brother’s son)
Grand-nephew.........................zhiwaisun侄外孫 (son of brother’s daughter)
Grand-nephew.........................shengsun甥孫 (son of sister’s son)
Grand-niece..............................zhisunnü侄孫女 (daughter of brother’s son)

Grand-niece..............................zhiwai sunnü侄外孫女 (daughter of brother’s daughter)
Grand-niece..............................shengsunnü甥孫女 (daughter of sister’s son)
Grandson..................................sunzi孫子 (son’s son)
Grandson..................................waisun外孫 (daughter’s son)

Grandson-in-law......................sunnüxu孫女婿 (husband of son’s daughter)
Grandson-in-law......................waisun nüxu外孫女婿 (husband of daughter’s daughter)

Great-aunt.................................bozumu伯祖母 (wife of paternal grandfather’s elder brother) Great-aunt.................................shenpo嬸婆 (wife of paternal grandfather’s younger brother) Great-aunt.................................jiupo舅婆 (wife of paternal grandmother’s brother)

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Great-aunt.................................tangwai zumu堂外祖母 (wife of maternal grandfather’s brother)
Great-aunt.................................jiupo舅婆 (wife of maternal grandmother’s brother)

Great-aunt.................................gupo姑婆/guzumu姑祖母/gunainai姑奶奶 (sister of father’s father)
Great-aunt.................................yipo姨婆/yizumu姨祖母 (sister of father’s mother)
Great-aunt.................................gupo姑婆/guwai zumu姑外祖母 (sister of mother’s father)

Great-aunt.................................yipo姨婆 (sister of mother’s mother)
Great-granddaughter...............zengsunnü曾孫女 (son’s granddaughter)
Great-granddaughter...............chongwai sunnü重外孫女 (daughter’s granddaughter)
Great-grandfather....................zengzufu曾祖父 (father’s grandfather)
Great-grandmother.................zengzumu曾祖母 (father’s grandmother)
Great-grandson........................zengsun曾孫 (son’s grandson)
Great-grandson........................chongwai sunzi重外孫子 (daughter’s grandson)
Great-great-granddaughter.....xuansunnü玄孫女 (son’s great-granddaughter)
Great-great-grandfather..........gaozufu高祖父 (father’s great-grandfather)
Great-great-grandmother.......gaozumu高祖母 (father’s great-grandmother)
Great-great-grandson..............xuansun玄孫 (son’s great-grandson)
Great-uncle...............................bogong伯公/bozu伯祖 (elder brother of father’s father)
Great-uncle...............................shugong叔公 (younger brother of father’s father)

Great-uncle...............................jiugong舅公 (brother of father’s mother)
Great-uncle...............................bogong伯公/tangwai zufu堂外祖父 (brother of mother’s father)
Great-uncle...............................jiugong舅公 (brother of mother’s mother)

Great-uncle...............................zuguzhang祖姑丈 (husband of paternal grandfather’s sister)
Great-uncle...............................yizufu姨祖父 (husband of paternal grandmother’s sister)
Great-uncle...............................guwai zufu姑外祖父 (Husband of maternal grandfather’s sister)
Great-uncle...............................yizufu姨祖父 (husband of maternal grandmother’s sister)
Husband....................................xiansheng先生/zhangfu丈夫/laogong老公/waizi外子
Mother.......................................muqin母親/mama媽媽/ma; formal address of someone else’s mother:lingtang令堂

[“your mother”]
Mother-in-law...........................popo婆婆 (husband’s mother)
Mother-in-law...........................yuemu岳母/zhangmuniang丈母娘 (wife’s mother)
Nephew.....................................zhizi侄子/zhier侄兒 (brother’s son)
Nephew.....................................waisheng外甥 (sister’s son)
Nephew.....................................tangzhi堂侄 (son of male cousin on father’s side)
Nephew (in-law)......................zhinüxu侄女婿 (husband of brother’s daughter)
Niece.........................................zhinü侄女/zhinü姪女 (brother’s daughter)
Niece.........................................waishengnü外甥女 (sister’s daughter)
Niece.........................................tangzhinü堂侄女 (daughter of male cousin on father’s side)
Niece (in-law)...........................zhixifu侄媳婦(wife of brother’s son)
Partner.......................................laobar老伴兒/banlü伴侶

Relative......................................qinqi親戚/jiaren家人/jiashu家屬

Second daughter......................cinü次女
Second eldest brother.............erge二哥
Second eldest sister..................erjie二姐
Second son...............................lao’er老二/cizi次子
Sister-in-law..............................saozi嫂子/saosao嫂嫂 (wife of elder brother)
Sister-in-law..............................dixi弟媳/dixifu弟媳婦/difu弟婦 (wife of younger brother)
Sister-in-law..............................dasao大嫂 (wife of eldest brother)
Sister-in-law..............................ersao二嫂 (wife of second eldest brother)
Sister-in-law..............................dagu大姑 (husband’s elder sister)
Sister-in-law..............................xiaogu小姑 (husband’s younger sister)
Sister-in-law..............................dayizi大姨子 (wife’s elder sister)
Sister-in-law..............................xiaoyizi小姨子 (wife’s younger sister)

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