Chinese Conversation · Level 45
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Chinese word
亲生
Pronunciation
Pinyinqīn shēng
Meaning
- adjectivebiological
Example
他终于见到了亲生父母。tā zhōng yú jiàn dào le qīn shēng fù mǔ
He finally met his biological parents.
More examples
DNA鉴定证明孩子是亲生的。DNA jiàn dìng zhèng míng hái zi shì qīn shēng de
DNA testing proved that the child was their biological child.
Core concept
Marks a family connection established by birth, linking a parent and child through biology rather than care or legal status.
Common phrases
亲生父母qīn shēng fù mǔ
biological parents
亲生子女qīn shēng zí nǚ
biological children
亲生孩子qīn shēng hái zi
biological child
Similar words
生物学的shēng wù xué de: Refers to a relationship explained by biological facts such as heredity or genes.
血统的xuè tǒng de: Refers to a relationship connected with ancestry and inherited family bloodlines.
Definition in Chinese
表示由出生决定的血缘关系，常用于修饰父母、子女等家庭成员，强调生物学上的亲属身份。biǎo shì yóu chū shēng jué dìng de xuè yuán guān xì cháng yòng yú xiū shì fù mǔ zí nǚ děng jiā tíng chéng yuán qiáng diào shēng wù xué shàng de qīn shǔ shēn fèn
Word origin
亲生 (qīnshēng, "born to one's own parents") combines 亲 (qīn, "kin or close family") with 生 (shēng, "give birth or be born"), pointing to a family link established at birth.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, biological can sound technical, but it is a neutral family term that distinguishes birth ties from adoptive or stepfamily ties without judging either relationship.
Other meanings
- biological parentnoun
- biological childnoun
Related words
- 亲生父母qīn shēng fù mǔbiological parentsnoun
- 亲生子女qīn shēng zí nǚbiological childrennoun