Chinese Conversation · Level 43
90 words
Chinese word
继子
Pronunciation
Pinyinjì zi
Meaning
- nounstepson
Example
她带着继子来见我们。tā dài zhe jì zi lái jiàn wǒ men
She came to see us with her stepson.
More examples
她把继子当作自己的孩子来养。tā bǎ jì zi dàng zuò zì jǐ de hái zi lái yǎng
She raises her stepson as her own child.
Core concept
The child of an earlier marriage who becomes part of a parent's new family and is cared for by the new spouse.
Common phrases
有继子yǒu jì zi
have a stepson
带着继子dài zhe jì zi
bring one's stepson along
照顾继子zhào gù jì zi
take care of one's stepson
Similar words
继女jì nǚ: A daughter from an earlier marriage who joins a new family and is cared for by a stepparent.
继子女jì zí nǚ: Children from an earlier marriage who join a new family and are cared for by a stepparent.
带来的孩子dài lái de hái zi: A gentle way to refer to a child brought into a household by someone.
Definition in Chinese
指一方在再婚时带入新家庭、由继父或继母参与日常照料并在新家中生活的前婚姻所生子女。zhǐ yì fāng zài zài hūn shí dài rù xīn jiā tíng yóu jì fù huò jì mǔ cān yù rì cháng zhào liào bìng zài xīn jiā zhōng shēng huó de qián hūn yīn suǒ shēng zí nǚ
Word origin
继 (jì, "following or continuing") + 子 (zǐ, "son or child") forms a transparent compound for a son connected to a family through a later marriage.
Usage tips
- The word describes a family relationship rather than a legal ruling, so it does not by itself establish custody, residence, inheritance, or adoption.