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父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents

HSK 4word

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父母 (fù mǔ) means "father and mother; parents." It appears in 我父母住在北京。 (My parents live in Beijing.) and 我每天给父母打电话。 (I call my parents every day.) In the dialogue, A asks where B's parents live, and B says Beijing. A then asks if B often calls them, and B says every day.

What does 父母 mean?

  1. 1.

    father and mother; parentsnoun

What do the characters in 父母 mean?

  • 父(bound form) father
  • 母mother

How do you use 父母?

See it in 我父母 and 给父母打电话

What are some examples of 父母 in a sentence?

  1. 我父母住在北京。

    Wǒ fùmǔ zhù zài Běijīng.

    My parents live in Beijing.

  2. 我每天给父母打电话。

    Wǒ měitiān gěi fùmǔ dǎ diànhuà.

    I call my parents every day.

How is 父母 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你父母住在哪儿?

    Nǐ fùmǔ zhù zài nǎr?

    Where do your parents live?

  2. Speaker B:

    我父母住在北京。

    Wǒ fùmǔ zhù zài Běijīng.

    My parents live in Beijing.

  3. Speaker A:

    你常给他们打电话吗?

    Nǐ cháng gěi tāmen dǎ diànhuà ma?

    Do you often call them?

  4. Speaker B:

    常打,我每天给父母打电话。

    Cháng dǎ, wǒ měitiān gěi fùmǔ dǎ diànhuà.

    Often. I call my parents every day.

Can you use 父母 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (parents): 我___住在北京。 (My parents live in Beijing.)
  2. 2.What does 我每天给父母打电话。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "parents"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.