cousin relationship (maternal or paternal aunt's side)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
cousin (on the paternal aunt's or maternal side); describing kinship with children of paternal aunts or maternal uncles/aunts
In Chinese kinship terminology, 中表 specifically distinguishes cousins through the father's sisters (姑表) and mother's siblings (姨表/舅表) from 堂 (táng), which refers to cousins through the father's brothers. As an attributive adjective (属性词), it modifies nouns like 亲, 兄弟, or 姐妹, and typically does not function as a predicate.
Tā他
men们
shì是
zhōng中
biǎo表
xiōng兄
dì弟
。
They are cousins (on the maternal or paternal aunt's side).
Zhōng中
biǎo表
qīn亲
zhī之
jiān间
de的
guān关
xì系
tōng通
cháng常
hěn很
mì密
qiè切
。
The relationship between cousins (on the maternal or paternal aunt's side) is usually very close.
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Tā她
shì是
wǒ我
zhōng中
biǎo表
jiě姐
。
She is my older female cousin (on the maternal or paternal aunt's side).
Zhōng中
biǎo表
jiě姐
mèi妹
cháng常
cháng常
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
Female cousins (on the maternal or paternal aunt's side) often grow up together.