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Vocabulary 詞語 cí yǔ
Family/ relative relationships 親屬關係 qīn shǔ guɑ̄n xì

English	Chinese	Putonghua
Father	爸爸	bɑ̀ bɑ
Mother	媽媽	mɑ̄ mɑ
Elder sister	姐姐	jiě jie
Younger sister	妹妹	mèi mei
Elder brother	哥哥	gē ge
Younger brother	弟弟	dì di
Grandfather	祖父	zǔ fù
Grandmother	祖母	zǔ mǔ
Aunt (sister of father)	姑母	gū mǔ
Aunt (sister of mother)	姨姨	yí yi
Aunt (wife of father’s brother)	嬸嬸	shěn shen
Uncle (younger brother of father)	叔叔	shū shu
Uncle (elder brother of father)	伯伯	bó bo
Uncle ( brother of mother)	舅舅	jiù jiu
Cousin (child of father’s siblings/ mother’s siblings)	兄弟姊妹	xiōng di zǐ mèi

Notes:
1.Chinese kinship terms are much more specific than English ones. There are different names for uncles and aunts, nephews and nieces, and even cousins.
2. Sometimes we call all elder people “公公” (gōng gong) , “婆婆” (pó po) , “叔叔” (shū shu), “伯伯” (bó bo), “阿姨” (ɑ̄ yí) , so as to show respect to them.