Pinyin

Definition

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  1. father

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

  1. 1 father
  1. 1 grandpa
  2. 2 old gentleman
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
  3. 3 pa
  4. 4 papa
diē
  1. 1 dad
  1. 1 hatchet

Related Words (20)

fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
fù qīn
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 also pr. [fù qin]
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
yuè fù
  1. 1 wife's father, father-in-law
shī fu
  1. 1 used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 qualified worker
  1. 1 father

Idioms (9)

一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
有其父必有其子
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ
  1. 1 like father, like son (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我以前很想读音乐,但是我父母不让我读音乐,让我去读医科呢!这就是牛不喝水强按头
wǒ yǐqián hěn xiǎng dú yīnyuè ,dànshì wǒ fùmǔ bù ràng wǒ dú yīnyuè ,ràng wǒ qù dú yīkē ne !zhè jiùshì niúbùhēshuǐqiǎngàntóu
I used to want to study music so much, but my parents didn't let me to. They wanted me to study medicine. This is just like forcing a bull to drink water.
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意思是他明明不想做这件事,但是我让他做他不想做的事。这是虎爸,虎妈,或是直升机父母。
yìsi shì tā míngmíng bùxiǎng zuò zhè jiàn shì ,dànshì wǒ ràng tā zuò tā bù xiǎng zuò de shì 。zhèshì hǔbà ,hǔmā ,huòshì zhíshēngjīfùmǔ 。
It means obviously he doesn't want to do something, but I force him to do it. This is how tiger dad, tiger mom or helicopter parents behave.
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那你肯定很难理解网上那些组织应援、为偶像摇旗呐喊的行为啦,现在很多偶像是通过粉丝支持、创造流量爆红的,所以粉丝几乎是他们的衣食父母呀。
nà nǐ kěndìng hěn nán lǐjiě wǎngshàng nàxiē zǔzhī yìngyuán 、wèi ǒuxiàng yáoqínàhǎn de xíngwéi la ,xiànzài hěnduō ǒuxiàng shì tōngguò fěnsī zhīchí 、chuàngzào liúliàng bàohóng de ,suǒyǐ fěnsī jīhū shì tāmen de yīshífùmǔ ya 。
Then you must find it hard to understand how online groups provide support, carry flags and shout support for their idols. Now many idols are supported by fans who help to create traffic. So fans have almost become their parents.
太好了!对于孩子们的父母来说,真是失而复得啊!
tàihǎole !duìyú háizi men de fùmǔ láishuō ,zhēnshi shīérfùdé ā !
That’s great! To the parents of these missing children, they must be feeling relieved that their children are still alive.
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祈求上天有好生之德,他们都能安然无恙,早日回到父母身边。
qíqiú shàngtiān yǒu hàoshēngzhīdé ,tāmen dōu néng ānránwúyàng ,zǎorì huídào fùmǔ shēnbiān 。
Let’s pray Heaven have mercy on them and they will be able to return safely to their parents as soon as possible.
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这也是人之常情,绝大部分人都会有这样先入为主的成见,觉得家庭主妇是比较容易被接受的,而接受不了家庭“煮夫”,但其实无论父母谁在家照顾孩子,对孩子的早期发展都有所帮助。
zhè yě shì rén zhī chángqíng ,jué dàbùfēn rén dōuhuì yǒu zhèyàng xiānrùwéizhǔ de chéngjiàn ,juéde jiātíngzhǔfù shì bǐjiào róngyì bèi jiēshòu de ,ér jiēshòubuliǎo jiātíng “zhǔ fū ”,dàn qíshí wúlùn fùmǔ shéi zài jiā zhàogu háizi ,duì háizi de zǎoqī fāzhǎn dōu yǒusuǒ bāngzhù 。
That's a very common feeling. The majority of people have this bias fueled by their initial impression. They feel it's easier to accept the idea of a housewife, and can't accept househusbands. However, whether it's the father or the mother looking after the child in the home, both can be helpful for the child's early development.
话虽如此,一个家庭选择这样的安排,还是会受到来自各方的批评,家庭主夫的家人老板朋友,甚至游乐场里遇到的其他父母,也或多或少会对此非议,孩子也会觉得自己遭受异样的眼光吧?
huà suī rúcǐ ,yī gè jiātíng xuǎnzé zhèyàng de ānpái ,háishì huì shòudào láizì gèfāng de pīpíng ,jiātíngzhǔfū de jiārén lǎobǎn péngyou ,shènzhì yóulèchǎng lǐ yùdào de qítā fùmǔ ,yě huòduōhuòshǎo huì duì cǐ fēiyì ,háizi yě huì juéde zìjǐ zāoshòu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ba ?
Although you can say that, a family that chooses this kind of arrangement will still be judged by many people; family, friends and the boss of the househusband, and even other mummies and daddies that they come into contact with in the playground will judge them to a greater or lesser degree. The kids will also feel like they're being looked at differently, no?
刚开始那会儿,他父母多么失望啊,家庭矛盾不断升级,害得我都不好意思去他家做客了。
gāng kāishǐ nà huìr ,tā fùmǔ duōme shīwàng ā ,jiātíng máodùn bùduàn shēngjí ,hài de wǒ dōu bùhǎoyìsi qù tā jiā zuòkè le 。
Back at the start, his parents were so disappointed and there were more and more disagreements at home, so much so that I felt embarrassed to go to their house as a guest.
那还不是一样,物质条件优越的家庭,父母素质一定也相对较高啊,你再看,在不健全的畸形家庭中长大的失足青年犯罪率是不是很高?
nà hái bùshì yīyàng ,wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè de jiātíng ,fùmǔ sùzhì yīdìng yě xiāngduì jiàogāo ā ,nǐ zài kàn ,zài bù jiànquán de jīxíng jiātíng zhōng zhǎngdà de shīzú qīngnián fànzuì lǜ shìbushì hěn gāo ?
Isn't that just the same - families which are materially better off, in which the parents are of a higher class. And then look at those who grow up in less robust, abnormal families. Aren't these mixed up young people more prone to crime?
有常识的人都知道,物质基础不是决定人思想素质的唯一因素,父母的言传身教以及个人后天的自我修养更是关键。
yǒu chángshí de rén dōu zhīdào ,wùzhì jīchǔ bùshì juédìng rén sīxiǎng sùzhì de wéiyī yīnsù ,fùmǔ de yánchuán shēnjiào yǐjí gèrén hòutiān de zìwǒ xiūyǎng gèng shì guānjiàn 。
It's commonly understood that material things don't decide a person's ability to think. Parents teach by example and self-cultivation is also key.