How to address your family member?

Chinese kinship terms are comparatively complicated. In China, it’s very impolite to call the elders’ names. Let’s have a look at how to address some relatives.Audio

• yéye — grandfather
• nǎinai — grandmother
• lǎoyé — maternal grandfather
• lǎolao — maternal grandmother
• bàba — father
• māma — mother
• shūshu — uncle (father’s side)
• āyí — aunt (mother’s side)
• érzi — son
• nǚ ér — daughter
• gēge — elder brother
• jiějie — elder sister
• dìdi — younger brother
• mèimei — younger sister