Meaning of 父子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- father and son
How to use 父子
父子 describes the pair or the relationship between a father and his son, and often appears before nouns like 关系 (guānxì, relationship) or 俩 (liǎ, the two). Example: 他们父子俩长得很像。 (Tāmen fùzǐ liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.) The father and son look very alike.
父 (fù) means father and 子 (zǐ) means son or child, so 父子 simply puts the two side by side: father and son. Picture a father 父 standing next to his little boy 子.
Common mistake: In 父子 the 子 keeps its full third tone, zǐ, unlike the neutral-tone suffix in 儿子 (érzi) or 桌子 (zhuōzi). Learners also sometimes use 父子 for a father and daughter, which should be 父女 (fùnǚ).
父子 in example sentences
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父 fù · father · 4 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 父子.
Questions about 父子
What does 父子 mean?
父子 (fùzǐ) means "father and son" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 父子?
父子 is made of 2 characters: 父 (4 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 父子 an HSK word?
Yes. 父子 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What are the words for mother and son or mother and daughter?
Mother and son is 母子 (mǔzǐ), and mother and daughter is 母女 (mǔnǚ). Father and daughter is 父女 (fùnǚ). They all follow the same pattern as 父子.
Can 父子 be used to talk to someone directly, like calling my dad?
No. 父子 names the pair or relationship, not a person. To address your father, say 爸爸 (bàba), and to talk about your son, use 儿子 (érzi).