Dictionary › 同父异母

同父异母

tóng fù yì mǔ

4-character word Traditional 同父異母

What 同父异母 means

1. (of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother

The characters in 同父异母

• 同tónglike; same; similar
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…
• 异yìdifferent; other; hetero-
• 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin

Example sentences

• 每次我坠入爱河，爸爸就告诉我那个女孩是我同父异母的妹妹。
  Měicì wǒ zhuìrù àihé, bàba jiù gàosu wǒ nàge nǚhái shì wǒ tóngfùyìmǔ de mèimei.
  Every time I fall in love, Dad tells me the girl is my half sister.