How to say “father and son” in Chinese
father and son
“Father and son” in Chinese is 父子, fù zǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
父子 is read fù zǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The same sign is the top of 爸 “dad”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “父子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 父子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们父子俩长得很像tāmenfùzǐliǎzhǎngdehěnxiàngFather and son look very alike.
More words from the lesson “Father and mother”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “father and son” in Chinese?
“Father and son” in Chinese is 父子, pinyin fùzǐ.
What does 父子 mean?
父子 (fùzǐ) means “father and son”.
How do you write 父子?
父子 is 2 characters: 父 (fù) — father; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 父子?
父子 is read fùzǐ. Tones: fù — fourth tone, zǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“father and son” in the lesson “Father and mother”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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