Languages › Mandarin Extended Family Members in Mandarin Younger Generation Share Flipboard Email Print View Stock/Getty Images Mandarin Vocabulary Mandarin History and Culture Pronunciation Understanding Chinese Characters By Qiu Gui Su Qiu Gui Su Chinese Language Expert Qiu Gui Su is a native Mandarin speaker who has taught Mandarin Chinese for over 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on April 25, 2017 This list of extended Chinese family relationships covers family members of the same generation or younger - cousins, bothers and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews. Each entry is accompanied by an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice. Brother-in-Law (Older Sister's Husband) English: Brother-in-law - Older sister's husbandPinyin: jiě fuChinese: 姐夫Audio Pronunciation Brother-in-Law (Younger Sister's Husband) English: Brother-in-law - Younger sister's husbandPinyin: mèi xùChinese: 妹婿Audio Pronunciation Sister-in-Law (Older Brother's Wife) English: Sister-in-law - Older brother's wifePinyin: sǎosaoChinese: 嫂嫂Audio Pronunciation Sister-in-Law (Younger Brother's Wife) English: Sister-in-law - Younger brother's wifePinyin: dì xíChinese: 弟媳Audio Pronunciation Older Male Cousin (Father's Side) English: Older male cousin - Father's sidePinyin: táng gēChinese: 堂哥Audio Pronunciation Younger Male Cousin (Father's Side) English: Younger male cousin - Father's sidePinyin: táng dìChinese: 堂弟Audio Pronunciation Older Female Cousin (Father's Side) English: Older female cousin - Father's sidePinyin: táng jiěChinese: 堂姐Audio Pronunciation Younger Female Cousin (Father's Side) English: Younger female cousin - Father's sidePinyin: táng mèiChinese: 堂妹Audio Pronunciation Older Male Cousin (Mother's Side) English: Older male cousin - Mother's sidePinyin: biǎo gēChinese: 表哥Audio Pronunciation Younger Male Cousin (Mother's Side) English: Younger male cousin - Mother's sidePinyin: biǎo dìChinese: 表弟Audio Pronunciation Older Female Cousin (Mother's Side) English: Older female cousin - Mother's sidePinyin: biǎo jiěChinese: 表姐Audio Pronunciation Younger Female Cousin (Mother's Side) English: Younger female cousin - Mother's sidePinyin: biǎo mèiChinese: 表妹Audio Pronunciation Nephew (Brother's Son) English: Nephew - Brother's sonPinyin: zhí ziTraditional Chinese: 姪子Simplified Chinese: 侄子Audio Pronunciation Niece (Brother's Daugther) English: Niece - Brother's daughterPinyin: zhí nǚTraditional Chinese: 姪女Simplified Chinese : 侄女Audio Pronunciation Nephew (Sister's Son) English: Nephew - Sister's sonPinyin: wài shēngChinese: 外甥Audio Pronunciation Niece (Sister's Daughter) English: Niece - Sister's daughterPinyin: wài shēng nǚChinese: 外甥女Audio Pronunciation Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Su, Qiu Gui. "Extended Family Members in Mandarin." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/extended-family-members-2279714. Su, Qiu Gui. (2020, August 27). Extended Family Members in Mandarin. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/extended-family-members-2279714 Su, Qiu Gui. "Extended Family Members in Mandarin." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/extended-family-members-2279714 (accessed March 29, 2023). copy citation Featured Video