原生家庭

yuánshēng jiātíng

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

courtyard, household

Examples

HSK 6

他一直在努力摆脱原生家庭的影响。

Tā yīzhí zài nǔlì bǎituō yuánshēng jiātíng de yǐngxiǎng.

He's been working to escape the influence of his family of origin.

HSK 7-9

很多心理问题都能追溯到原生家庭。

Hěnduō xīnlǐ wèntí dōu néng zhuīsù dào yuánshēng jiātíng.

Many psychological problems can be traced back to one's family of origin.

Tips

culture

Exploded in Chinese pop psychology around 2017 after TV drama 《都挺好》 (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 (the 家庭 of one's own, created by marriage). Common collocations: 原生家庭的影响, 逃离原生家庭, 原生家庭创伤.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

生 shēng

家 jiā

庭 tíng