爸妈

爸媽
bàmā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 mom and dad; parents

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ bàmā dōu shì lǎoshī.
My mom and dad are both teachers.
HSK 7-9
Chūnjié wǒ yào huí lǎojiā kàn bàmā.
For the Spring Festival I'm going back to my hometown to see my parents.

Tips

usage
爸妈 is the warm everyday word for one's parents, with dad named first; 父母 is neutral and suits writing. Like other family words it usually takes no 的: 我爸妈 'my parents', 他爸妈 'his parents'.

Stroke Order

爸 bà
妈 mā