家属 jiāshǔ family member
family member; (family) dependent
How to remember 家属: 家 home + 属 class = family member.
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How it is used
- Family members / dependents of a particular person, esp. in official contexts: 病人家属 (bìngrén jiāshǔ) the patient's family, 家属签字 (family member to sign).
- Used when referring to someone's relatives as next-of-kin in hospitals, workplaces, casualty reports.
- More formal/institutional than 家人 (jiārén, one's family in warm everyday sense).