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Chinese Family tree
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Chinese Family tree

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Detail of Family tree
1. 曾祖母;zēng zǔ mǔ;Great-grandmother (father's great-grandmother)

2. 曾祖父zēng zǔ fùGreat-grandfather (father's great-grandfather)

3. 祖母、奶奶zǔ mǔ, nǎi naiGreat-grandmother (father's mother)
「祖母 zǔ mǔ」is the title.
「奶奶 nǎi nai」is the way to call her.

4. 祖父、爺爺[爷爷]zǔ fù, yé yeGreat-grandfather (father's father)
「祖父 zǔ fù」is the title.
「爺爺 yé ye」is the way to call him.

5. 外婆祖母wài pó, wài zǔ mǔGreat-grandmother (mother's mother)
「外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ」is the title.
「外婆 wài pó」is the way to call her.

「外 wài」indicates "outside". 
     In accent Chinese, once a female married to a male, the female belongs to male's family instead of the original family.
     So ,people use 「外 wài」to call the gradpa/ma who is from mother's original family .

6. 外公祖父wài gōng, wài zǔ fùGreat-grandfather (mother's father)
「外祖父 wài zǔ fù」is the title.
「外公 wài gōng」is the way to call him.

7. 媽媽[妈妈]、母親[]mā ma, mǔ qīnmother
「母親 mǔ qīn」is the title.
「媽媽 mā ma」is the way to call her.

8. 爸爸、父親bà ba, fù qīnfather
「父親 mǔ qīn」is the title.
「爸爸 bà ba」is the way to call her.

9. 姨丈yí zhànguncle (husband of mother's sister)

10. 阿姨ā yíaunt (mother's sister)

11. 舅舅jiù jiuuncle (mother's brother)

12. 舅媽jiù māaunt (wife of mother's brother)

13. 姑丈gū zhànguncle (husband of father's sister)

14. 姑姑gū guaunt (father's sister)

15. 嬸嬸shěn shenaunt (wife of father's young brother)

16. 叔叔shū shuuncle (father's young brother)

17. 伯伯bó bouncle (father's young brother)

18. 伯母bó mǔaunt (wife of father's old brother)

19. 表妹biǎo mèicousin (daughter of mother's sister ,and younger than you)

20. 表弟biǎo dìcousin (son of mother's sister ,and younger than you)

21. 表姐biǎo jiěcousin (daughter of mother's sister ,and older than you)

22. 表哥biǎo gēcousin (son of mother's sister ,and older than you)

23. 妹妹mèi meiyoung sister

24. 弟弟dì diyoung brother

25. 姐姐jiě jieold sister

26. 哥哥gē geold brother

27. 妹夫mèi fūbrother-in-law (young sister's husband)

28. 弟妹、弟媳dì mèi, dì xísister-in-law (young brother's wife)

29. 姐夫jiě fūbrother-in-law (old sister's husband)

30. 嫂嫂sǎo saosister-in-law (old brother's wife)

31. 外甥wài shēngnephew (sister's son)

32. 姪女zhí nǚnephew (brother 's daughter)

33. 外甥女wài shēng nǚnephew (sister's daughter)

34. 姪子zhí zinephew (brother 's son)

35. 堂妹táng mèicousin (daughter of father's sister ,and younger than you)

36. 堂弟táng dìcousin (son of father's sister ,and younger than you)

37. 堂姐táng jiěcousin (daughter of father's sister ,and older than you)

38. 堂哥táng gēcousin (son of father's sister ,and older than you)

39. 女婿nǚ xùson in law (daughter 's husband)

40. 女兒[儿]nǚ érdaughter

41. 兒子ér zison 

42. 兒媳ér xídaughter in law (son's wife)

43. 外孫[孙]wài sūn nǚGranddaughter (daughter's daughter)

44. 外孫wài sūngrandson (daughter's son)

45. 孫女sūn nǚGranddaughter (son's daughter)

46. 孫子sūn ziGrandson (son's son)

47. 孫媳sūn xíGrandson's wife

48. 曾孫女zēng sūn nǚGreat-granddaughter 

49. 曾孫zēng sūnGreat-grandson 

50. 我 (老公丈夫)wǒ (lǎo gōng, zhàng fū)me husband
「丈夫 zhàng fū」is the title.
「老公 lǎo gōng」is the way for the wife to call her husband.

51. 老婆、妻子lǎo pó, qī ziWife
「妻子 qī zi」is the title.
「老婆 lǎo pó」is the way for the husband to call his wife.


Correct pronunciation
Pay attention on the second character of repetition words.
It should be change as 5th tone (light tone)
奶奶nǎi nai          叔叔shū shu
爺爺yé ye            伯伯bó bo
媽媽mā ma          妹妹mèi mei
爸爸bà ba            弟弟dì di
舅舅jiù jiu            姐姐jiě jie
姑姑gū gu           哥哥gē ge
嬸嬸shěn shen   嫂嫂sǎo sao

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