blood relation; consanguinity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
blood relationship; consanguinity; lineage
Refers to the biological relationship between family members, as opposed to relationships formed by marriage (姻亲) or adoption.
Tā他
men们
míng名
yì义
shàng上
shì是
xiōng兄
mèi妹
，
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
xuè血
yuán缘
guān关
xi系
。
They are nominally brother and sister, but have no blood relation.
Xuè血
yuán缘
guān关
xi系
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
Blood relationships are extremely important in traditional Chinese culture.
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Suī虽
rán然
wǒ我
men们
méi没
yǒu有
xuè血
yuán缘
guān关
xi系
，
dàn但
gǎn感
qíng情
bǐ比
qīn亲
xiōng兄
dì弟
hái还
hǎo好
。
Although we have no blood relation, our bond is even closer than real brothers.