父
母

Father and mother in Chinese: 父母 (fù mǔ)

fù mǔ

father and mother

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Definitions

  1. 1father and mother; parents

Stroke order

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父
母

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ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄨˇ

mǔ

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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

  • 我的父母都是老师。

    wǒ de fù mǔ dōu shì lǎo shī。

    Both my parents are teachers.

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Related words

母

mǔ

mother

父亲

fù qīn

father

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

字母

zì mǔ

letter (of the alphabet)

父女

fù nǚ

father and daughter

父子

fù zǐ

father and son

母鸡

mǔ jī

hen

母女

mǔ nǚ

mother and daughter

母子

mǔ zǐ

mother and child

师父

shī fu

used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

祖父

zǔ fù

father's father

祖母

zǔ mǔ

father's mother

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