亲生父母

親生父母
qīnshēngfùmǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 biological parents
  2. 2 birth parents

Examples

Tā cóngxiǎo hé yǎng fùmǔ yīqǐ zhǎngdà, cóng wèi jiànguò qīnshēng fùmǔ.
He grew up with his adoptive parents and had never met his biological parents.
Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào le shīsàn duōnián de qīnshēng fùmǔ.
She finally found her biological parents from whom she had been separated for many years.

Tips

usage
亲生 specifically means 'by birth', distinguishing biological parents from 养父母 (adoptive parents) and 继父 (step-parents). 亲生 also applies to children: 亲生儿子 = biological son.

Stroke Order

qīn
shēng