父亲

父親

fùqīn

noun HSK 3 #288

Meanings

1 father

Characters

parent; relative; close

Examples

我的父亲是医生。

Wǒ de fùqīn shì yīshēng.

My father is a doctor.

父亲节快乐！

Fùqīn jié kuàilè!

Happy Father's Day!

他很尊敬他的父亲。

Tā hěn zūnjìng tā de fùqīn.

He respects his father very much.

Tips

usage

父亲 is the formal word for father. In daily speech, 爸爸 (bàba) is much more common. 父亲 is used in writing and formal contexts.

Stroke Order

父 fù

亲 qīn