distant relative; remote kinship
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
distant (of relatives); remote in kinship
neutralAttributive word used to describe relatives who are not closely related by blood, typically beyond immediate or close extended family. Often used with kinship terms like 叔父, 兄弟, 亲戚, etc.
Tā他
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
yuǎn远
fáng房
shū叔
fù父
zhù住
zài在
nán南
fāng方
。
He has a distant uncle living in the south.
Wǒ我
hé和
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
yuǎn远
fáng房
xiōng兄
dì弟
，
píng平
shí时
hěn很
shǎo少
lái来
wǎng往
。
He and I are only distant cousins, so we rarely see each other.
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Tā她
yuǎn远
fáng房
biǎo表
jiě姐
míng明
tiān天
yào要
lái来
kàn看
tā她
。
Her distant older female cousin is coming to visit her tomorrow.