Learn Mandarin Chinese Family and Relationships 2

Question 1

What is the Mandarin word for paternal grandfather?

Accepted Answer

爷爷 (yéye)

Answer

爷爷 (yéye) refers to your father's father (paternal grandfather) in standard Mandarin Chinese.

Question 2

Which Mandarin word means 'younger sister'?

Accepted Answer

妹妹 (mèimei)

Answer

妹妹 (mèimei) means 'younger sister', contrasting with 姐姐 (jiějie) which means older sister.

Question 3

What does 儿子 (érzi) mean in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

Son

Answer

儿子 (érzi) means 'son'; the character 儿 (ér) itself means 'child' or 'son'.

Question 4

How do you say 'daughter' in Mandarin Chinese?

Accepted Answer

女儿 (nǚ'ér)

Answer

女儿 (nǚ'ér) means 'daughter'; 女 (nǚ) means female and 儿 (ér) means child.

Question 5

What is the Mandarin word for 'husband'?

Accepted Answer

丈夫 (zhàngfu)

Answer

丈夫 (zhàngfu) is the formal Mandarin word for 'husband'; 老婆 is a casual term for wife.

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