家庭 jiā tíng family / household 亲戚 qīn qi –relative 父母 fù mǔ –father and mother / parents 孩子 hái zi –child 父亲 fù qīn –father 母亲 mǔ qīn –mother (formal) 儿子 ér zi –son 女儿 nǚ ér –daughter 儿媳 ér xí –daughter-in-law 女婿 nǚ xu –daughter’s husband; son-in-law 姐姐 jiě jie –older sister 妹妹 mèi mèi (informal) younger sister 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers 哥哥 gē ge older brother 弟弟 dì di younger brother 丈夫 zhàng fu husband 老公 lǎo gong (informal) husband 妻子 qī zi wife 老婆 lǎo pó (informal) wife 孙女 sūn nǚ granddaughter 孙子 sūn zi grandson 外甥 wài shēng wife’s sibling’s son 外甥女 wài sheng nǚ wife’s sibling’s daughter 岳父 yuè fù wife’s father, father-in-law 岳母 yuè mǔ wife’s mother, mother-in-law 外公 wài gōng (informal)maternal grandfather 外婆 wài pó (informal) maternal grandmother 姥姥 lǎo lǎo (informal) maternal grandmother 爷爷 yé ye (informal) paternal grandfather 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) paternal grandmother 祖父 zǔ fù paternal grandfather 祖母 zǔ mǔ paternal grandmother 姑妈 gū mā aunt 继母 jì mǔ step mother