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父亲

fù qīn · fu qin

Traditional 父親

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. father
  2. also pr. [fù qin]
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Father's Day gift

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，明天(míngtiān)是(shì)父亲节(fùqīnjié)。

    Liangliang, tomorrow is Father's Day.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)父亲(fùqīn)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Right. Did you buy a gift for your father?

  3. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)，一(yī)本(běn)书(shū)。

    Yes, a book.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)父亲(fùqīn)喜欢(xǐhuan)看书(kànshū)吗(ma)？

    Does your father like reading?

  5. Dengdeng

    喜欢(xǐhuan)，不过(bùguò)上次(shàngcì)那(nà)本(běn)书(shū)，他(tā)看(kàn)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)。

    Yes, but he spent three years on the last book.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)买(mǎi)一(yī)本(běn)短(duǎn)的(de)！

    Then you should buy a short one!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)朋(péng)友(you)，他(tā)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)是(shì)位(wèi)名(míng)钢(gāng)琴(qín)家(jiā)。

I have a friend whose father is a famous pianist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)十(shí)四(sì)岁(suì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，父(fù)亲(qīn)死(sǐ)于(yú)蛛(zhū)网(wǎng)膜(mó)下(xià)出(chū)血(xuè)。

I lost my father to a subarachnoid haemorrhage when I was fourteen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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父
fù

father

亲
qīn

parent; one's own (flesh and blood)

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