Unit 2 · Culture · Who is this?
Family titles
People · kinship titles
亲属称呼
qīnshǔ chēnghu
Family titles
这是我哥哥，他比我大三岁。旁边那位是我姐姐。
Zhè shì wǒ gēge, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì. Pángbiān nà wèi shì wǒ jiějie.
People introduce family with exact titles all the time — older brother is 哥哥, older sister 姐姐, not a generic “sibling.” Friends may also call each other 哥 / 姐 as a warm habit, even with no blood tie.
Related words
- 爸爸
- 妈妈
- 哥哥
- 姐姐
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