(mǔ qīn) - mother (formal) in Mandarin
mǔqīnTraditional: 母親
Translation
mother (formal)
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Word origin
母亲 (mǔqīn) 'mother' joins 母 'mother' with 亲 'kin, parent, dear'. 母 is a pictograph of a kneeling woman with two dots marking the breasts that nurse a child; 亲 denotes close blood relations.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 母 (mother, pictograph) + 亲 (kin, parent)
Stroke order
母
亲
Examples
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Mother is very good to us.
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He misses his mother far away.
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My mother is cooking at home.
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His mother is a doctor.
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My mother is coming to see me tomorrow.
母亲 (mǔ qīn) - mother (formal).
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 3: 母亲, 手, 房间 and 7 more words.