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filial

🇬🇧 UK/'filiәl/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or befitting a son or daughter, especially in showing respect and duty toward parents

子女的;孝顺的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
filison, thread
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=filial

Common Collocations

  • 1.filial piety孝顺
  • 2.filial duty孝道

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The son showed filial respect by visiting his aging parents every weekend.

  • 2.

    Chinese culture emphasizes filial duty toward one's parents and elders.

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