Chinese Family

中 国 人 的 家 庭

Traditional family

Family members are numerous and there are many households with three or more generation.

Typical Chinese family

One-child policy

in China

China’s population

1.3 billion = 1300000000 people

from 1970”s

"One Child, One Family"Poster in Chendu, Sichuan.

Family members are small and there are only three people for most of the families.

My family

ma ma 妈 妈

ba ba 爸 爸

er zi儿 子

Peter 彼 德

ma ma 妈 妈

ba ba 爸 爸

nu er 女 儿

er zi 儿 子

di di弟 弟

jie jie姐 姐

relationship

Learn to write

Daughter

爸 爸

弟 弟

妈 妈

姐 姐

儿 子

女 儿

Dad

Younger brother

Mom

Sister

Son

ge ge 哥 哥

mei mei 妹 妹

older brother

younger sister

older sister jie jie 姐 姐

younger brother di di 弟 弟

grandpa on father’s side

ye ye 爷 爷

grandma on father’s side

nai nai 奶 奶

grandpa on mother’s side

grandma on mother’s side

wai gong 外 公wai po 外 婆

Make a family tree

A game

Form a family

Family Member Scavenge

Find members of your family

Bring your colored pencil here, and you are going to make a family tree of your own family.