母
亲

Mother in Chinese: 母亲 (mǔ qīn)

mǔ qīn

mother

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 母親1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mother
  2. 2also pr. [mǔ qin]

Stroke order

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母
亲

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ㄇㄨˇ

mǔ

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧㄣ

qīn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

母亲

Simplified

母親

Traditional

Example sentences

See 母亲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这是我母亲。

    zhè shì wǒ mǔ qīn。

    This is my mother.

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Related words

亲

qīn

parent

母

mǔ

mother

父亲

fù qīn

father

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

亲切

qīn qiè

amiable

亲自

qīn zì

personally

父母

fù mǔ

father and mother

亲人

qīn rén

one's close relatives

亲密

qīn mì

intimate

字母

zì mǔ

letter (of the alphabet)

母鸡

mǔ jī

hen

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