摘要：AbstractIn this article the concept ‘family’ is viewed as a significant part of the culture in Russia and China. The particularity of the semantic content was studied with the use of Russian and Chinese explanatory dictionaries, which contain the basis of lexicographic sources. The central component is this extract employs the research of the concept itself, based on the semantic fields. Observations about the similarities and differences in the concept study were supported by the number of Russian and Chinese proverbs and sayings. The particularity of the concept ‘family’ performance in both languages is connected with Christianity and Confucianism. The definition of the main cultural component for the concept ‘family’ is of practical significance for teaching Chinese students the Russian language.
关键词：Concept ‘family’;Russian/Chinese linguistic view of the world;semantic field
