原生家庭

yuánshēngjiātíng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 family of origin
  2. 2 the family one was born into (as a source of psychological patterns)

Examples

Hěn duō xīnlǐ wèntí dōu néng zhuīsù dào yuánshēng jiātíng.
Many psychological problems can be traced back to one's family of origin.
Tā yīzhí zài nǔlì bǎituō yuánshēng jiātíng de yǐngxiǎng.
He's been working to escape the influence of his family of origin.

Tips

culture
Exploded in Chinese pop psychology around 2017 after TV drama 《挺好》 (All Is Well). Now a defining framework for discussing childhood trauma, parent–child relationships, and therapy on Chinese social media.
usage
Contrasted with 新生家庭 (家庭 of one's own, created by marriage). Common collocations: 原生家庭影响, 逃离原生家庭, 原生家庭创伤.

Stroke Order

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shēng
jiā
tíng