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血缘

xuè yuán · xue yuan

Traditional 血緣

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bloodline
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Do you look alike?

  1. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)和(hé)亮亮(liàngliàng)长得(zhǎngde)真(zhēn)像(xiàng)，有(yǒu)血缘(xuèyuán)关系(guānxi)吗(ma)？

    You and Liangliang look so alike. Are you related by blood?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)血缘(xuèyuán)关系(guānxi)，我们(wǒmen)只是(zhǐshì)穿(chuān)一样(yīyàng)的(de)衣服(yīfu)。

    No blood relation. We just wear the same clothes.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，没有(méiyǒu)血缘(xuèyuán)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)像(xiàng)兄弟(xiōngdì)。

    Right, no blood tie, but we are like brothers.

  4. Qiqi

    那(nà)我(wǒ)呢(ne)？我(wǒ)是不是(shìbùshì)也(yě)像(xiàng)你们(nǐmen)？

    What about me? Do I look like you two as well?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)也(yě)像(xiàng)！我们(wǒmen)三个(sāngè)都(dōu)穿(chuān)了(le)红(hóng)衣服(yīfu)！

    You do too! All three of us are wearing red clothes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)虽(suī)然(rán)没(méi)有(yǒu)血(xuè)缘(yuán)关(guān)系(xì)，却(què)像(xiàng)亲(qīn)兄(xiōng)弟(dì)一(yí)样(yàng)。

Although they are not related by blood, they are like real brothers.

02

血(xuè)缘(yuán)并(bìng)不(bù)能(néng)决(jué)定(dìng)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)是(shì)否(fǒu)值(zhí)得(de)信(xìn)任(rèn)。

Blood ties cannot determine whether a person is worthy of trust.

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