Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 爹娘
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
新娘xīnniángbride
干爹gān diēadoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
爹爹diē diedaddy; granddad
公爹gōng diēhusband's father
坑爹kēng diēto get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointment