father in Chinese

How to write 爸爸

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爸爸 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

爸爸 in a sentence

• 爸bà爸bà在zài家jiā。

  Dad is at home.

• 我wǒ爸bà爸bà很hěn高gāo。

  My dad is tall.

• 爸bà爸bà教jiào我wǒ写xiě字zì。

  Dad teaches me to write.

• 我wǒ爱ài我wǒ的de爸bà爸bà。

  I love my dad.

爸爸 vs 父亲 vs 爹

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 父亲 fù qīn father (formal)

  Formal 'father' — 父亲节 'Father's Day'. 爸爸 is the everyday 'dad'.

• 爹 diē dad (folksy)

  Folksy, older 'dad' heard in countryside speech and dramas — 爹娘 'ma and pa'. Not standard in cities today.