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父母

fù mǔ · fu mu

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. father and mother; parents
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Going home

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)周末(zhōumò)回家(huíjiā)看(kàn)父母(fùmǔ)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you going home to see your parents this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    回(huí)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)他们(tāmen)买(mǎi)了(le)些(xiē)水果(shuǐguǒ)。

    Yes. I bought them some fruit.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)父母(fùmǔ)喜欢(xǐhuan)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do your parents like to eat?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)父母(fùmǔ)一(yī)见面(jiànmiàn)就(jiù)问(wèn)：吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The moment my parents see me, they ask: have you eaten?

  5. Liangliang

    所有(suǒyǒu)的(de)父母(fùmǔ)见面(jiànmiàn)都(dōu)先(xiān)问(wèn)这个(zhège)！

    All parents ask that first when they see you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)父(fù)母(mǔ)不(bú)让(ràng)我(wǒ)和(hé)男(nán)生(shēng)约(yuē)会(huì)。

My parents won't let me date.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

父(fù)母(mǔ)应(yīng)该(gāi)多(duō)花(huā)时(shí)间(jiān)陪(péi)孩(hái)子(zi)。

Parents should spend more time with their children.

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父
fù

father

母
mǔ

mother; elderly female relative

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