血亲

血親
xuèqīn
noun #30,128

Meanings

  1. 1 blood relative
  2. 2 kin
  3. 3 consanguineous relation

Examples

Tā shì wǒ de xuèqīn.
He is my blood relative.
Fǎlǜ duì xuèqīn zhījiān de guānxì yǒu tèbié guīdìng.
The law has special rules for relationships between blood relatives.

Tips

usage
血亲 (blood relative) is contrasted with 姻亲 (yīnqīn, in-law / relative by marriage). Both are formal/legal terms; in everyday speech people simply say 亲戚 (qīnqi).

Stroke Order

xuè
qīn