In this series of mini-lesson tweets, we teach you some  ‘titles’ you will frequently come across in Chinese.

Some titles are used for family members.  The reference point for those older or younger is oneself.  Other titles are used for people with certain positions or occupations.  Others are more like terms of endearment.  This week we started with family members:

In the family:  ‘lil bro:  弟弟  (dìdi) – younger brother

In the family:  big bro:  哥哥  (gēge) – older brother

In the family:   big sis:  姐姐  (jiějie) – older sister

In the family:  ‘lil sis:  妹妹(mèimei) – younger sister

In the family:  mommy dearest:  妈妈 (māma) – mom

In the family:  dad knows best:  爸爸 (bàba) – dad

In the family:  not kissing cousins:  表哥(biǎogē) – older male cousin

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