Dialogue
说明血缘关系
Explain Blood Relationships
shuō míng xuè yuán guān xì
Dialogue 1
A
你好,我想了解一下中国家庭成员之间的称谓和关系。
Nǐ hǎo,wǒ xiǎng liǎojiě yīxià zhōngguó jiātíng chéngyuán zhī jiān de chēngwèi hé guānxi。
Hello, I'd like to learn about the terms of address and relationships between family members in China.
B
好的,很乐意为您解释。在中国,家庭成员的关系非常重要,称谓也比较复杂。比如,父亲的父亲叫爷爷,母亲的母亲叫奶奶,父亲的兄弟叫叔叔,母亲的姐妹叫阿姨等等。
Hǎo de,hěn lèyì wèi nín jiěshì。Zài zhōngguó,jiātíng chéngyuán de guānxi fēicháng zhòngyào,chēngwèi yě bǐjiào fùzá。Bǐrú,fùqin de fùqin jiào yéye,mǔqin de mǔqin jiào nǎinai,fùqin de xiōngdì jiào shūshu,mǔqin de jiěmèi jiào āyí děngděng。
Sure, I'd be happy to explain. In China, family relationships are very important, and the terms of address are quite complex. For example, the father's father is called grandfather, the mother's mother is called grandmother, the father's brothers are called uncles, and the mother's sisters are called aunts, etc.
C
那兄弟姐妹之间呢?
Nà xiōngdì jiěmèi zhī jiān ne?
What about brothers and sisters?
B
兄弟姐妹之间,哥哥叫哥哥,姐姐叫姐姐,弟弟叫弟弟,妹妹叫妹妹。
Xiōngdì jiěmèi zhī jiān,gēge jiào gēge,jiějie jiào jiějie,dìdi jiào dìdi,mèimei jiào mèimei。
Between brothers and sisters, the older brother is called brother, the older sister is called sister, the younger brother is called brother, and the younger sister is called sister.
C
明白了,那如果要称呼远房亲戚呢?
Míngbái le,nà rúguǒ yào chēnghu farfang qinqi ne?
I see, what about distant relatives?
B
远房亲戚的称呼就比较灵活了,通常会根据辈分和亲疏程度来称呼,比如表哥、表姐、堂哥、堂姐等等。
Yuǎnfáng qinqi de chēnghu jiù bǐjiào línghuó le,tōngcháng huì gēnjù bèifēn hé qīnshū chéngdù lái chēnghu,bǐrú biǎo gē,biǎo jiě,táng gē,táng jiě děngděng。
The terms of address for distant relatives are more flexible; they usually depend on the generation and the degree of closeness, such as cousin, cousin, etc.