fù qīn
father
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我父亲是一位工程师。
Wǒ fùqīn shì yī wèi gōngchéngshī.
My father is an engineer.
我父亲很爱我。
Wǒ fùqīn hěn ài wǒ.
My father loves me very much.
我父亲今年50岁了。
Wǒ fùqīn jīnnián 50 suì le.
My father is 50 years old this year.
爸爸 (bàba)
dad
爹 (diē)
father
母亲 (mǔqīn)
mother
爸爸 (bàba)
dad
The Chinese word for "father" is 父亲 (fùqīn). It is composed of two characters: 父 (fù), which means "father", and 亲 (qīn), which means "close" or "dear". The character 父 is a pictograph of a man with a beard, which is a traditional symbol of fatherhood in Chinese culture. The character 亲 is a compound of two characters: 子 (zǐ), which means "child", and 心 (xīn), which means "heart". This suggests that the concept of "father" in Chinese culture is closely tied to the idea of a close and loving relationship between a father and his child.
