血亲

血親

xuèqīn

noun #30,128

Meanings

1 blood relative
2 kin
3 consanguineous relation

Characters

relative; close

Examples

HSK 1

他是我的血亲。

Tā shì wǒ de xuèqīn.

He is my blood relative.

HSK 4

法律对血亲之间的关系有特别规定。

Fǎlǜ duì xuèqīn zhījiān de guānxi yǒu tèbié guīdìng.

The law has special rules for relationships between blood relatives.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

血 xuè

亲 qīn