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distant relative

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yuan3fang2qin1qi5 yuǎnfángqīnqi

Alternative Pinyin

yuan3fang2qin1qi1 yuǎnfángqīnqī

Meaning


Primary

distant relative

Alternatives

distant relatives

Mnemonic


A 远房亲戚 distant relative is a 亲 relative (even a [5] quiet 戚 relative) whose 房 house literally or figuratively is 远 distant from your own.

Usage


他 是 我 的 远房亲戚。

He is my distant relative.

我们 很 少 见 那些 远房亲戚。

We rarely see those distant relatives.

这 位 远房亲戚 来自 台中。

This distant relative is from Taichung.

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