父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents
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.
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?
How is 父母 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你父母住在哪儿?
Nǐ fùmǔ zhù zài nǎr?
Where do your parents live?
- Speaker B:
我父母住在北京。
Wǒ fùmǔ zhù zài Běijīng.
My parents live in Beijing.
- Speaker A:
你常给他们打电话吗?
Nǐ cháng gěi tāmen dǎ diànhuà ma?
Do you often call them?
- 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.
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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.