父母(fù mǔ)

HSK 42 characters

father and mother

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 父母 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 父母不知道。

    wǒ fù mǔ bù zhī dào

    My parents don't know.

  • 父母离婚了。

    wǒ fù mǔ lí hūn le

    My parents are divorced.

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