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🇨🇳 Chinese · HSK 1-2

People, Family & Feelings in Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Chinese words and phrases for people, family & feelings, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 人 rén
    person; people

    这里人很多。

    There are a lot of people here.

  2. 爸爸 bàba
    dad, father

    我爸爸是医生。

    My dad is a doctor.

  3. 妈妈 māma
    mom, mother

    妈妈在家做饭。

    Mom is cooking at home.

  4. 哥哥 gēge
    older brother

    我哥哥比我大三岁。

    My older brother is three years older than me.

  5. 弟弟 dìdi
    younger brother

    弟弟今年六岁。

    My younger brother is six years old this year.

  6. 姐姐 jiějie
    older sister

    姐姐在北京工作。

    My older sister works in Beijing.

  7. 妹妹 mèimei
    younger sister

    妹妹喜欢唱歌。

    My younger sister likes singing.

  8. 朋友 péngyou
    friend

    他是我的好朋友。

    He is my good friend.

  9. 孩子 háizi
    child, kid

    孩子们在玩儿。

    The children are playing.

  10. 家 jiā
    home; family

    我家有四口人。

    There are four people in my family.

  11. 儿子 érzi
    son

    我儿子今年五岁。

    My son is five years old this year.

  12. 女儿 nǚ'ér
    daughter

    我女儿爱看书。

    My daughter loves reading.

  13. 丈夫 zhàngfu
    husband

    她丈夫是老师。

    Her husband is a teacher.

  14. 妻子 qīzi
    wife

    我妻子会做菜。

    My wife can cook.

  15. 男人 nánrén
    man

    那个男人是谁?

    Who is that man?

  16. 女人 nǚrén
    woman

    那个女人很漂亮。

    That woman is very pretty.

  17. 男孩 nánhái
    boy

    这个男孩很高。

    This boy is very tall.

  18. 女孩 nǚhái
    girl

    那个女孩在笑。

    That girl is smiling.

  19. 老人 lǎorén
    elderly person

    那个老人身体很好。

    That elderly person is in good health.

  20. 大家 dàjiā
    everyone

    大家都很高兴。

    Everyone is very happy.

  21. 名字 míngzi
    name

    你叫什么名字?

    What is your name?

  22. 姓 xìng
    surname; to be surnamed

    我姓王,你呢?

    My surname is Wang. What about you?

  23. 叫 jiào
    to be called, to be named

    他叫李明。

    His name is Li Ming.

  24. 岁 suì
    years old

    我今年二十岁。

    I am twenty years old this year.

  25. 谁 shéi
    who

    门口的人是谁?

    Who is the person at the door?

  26. 先生 xiānsheng
    Mr.; sir

    王先生在家吗?

    Is Mr. Wang at home?

  27. 小姐 xiǎojiě
    Miss, young lady

    李小姐是我朋友。

    Miss Li is my friend.

  28. 认识 rènshi
    to know (someone), to meet

    认识你很高兴。

    Nice to meet you.

  29. 帮助 bāngzhù
    to help; help

    谢谢你的帮助。

    Thank you for your help.

  30. 爱 ài
    to love

    我爱我的家人。

    I love my family.

  31. 喜欢 xǐhuan
    to like

    我很喜欢她。

    I like her a lot.

  32. 想 xiǎng
    to miss; to want to

    我很想妈妈。

    I miss my mom a lot.

  33. 高兴 gāoxìng
    happy, glad

    见到你很高兴。

    I'm very glad to see you.

  34. 快乐 kuàilè
    happy, joyful

    祝你生日快乐!

    Happy birthday to you!

  35. 开心 kāixīn
    happy, delighted

    今天我很开心。

    I'm very happy today.

  36. 笑 xiào
    to laugh, to smile

    那个孩子笑了。

    That child smiled.

  37. 哭 kū
    to cry

    别哭,没事了。

    Don't cry, it's okay now.

  38. 忙 máng
    busy

    爸爸工作很忙。

    Dad is very busy with work.

  39. 漂亮 piàoliang
    pretty, beautiful

    姐姐今天真漂亮。

    My older sister looks really pretty today.

  40. 客气 kèqi
    polite; to be (too) courteous

    你太客气了。

    You're too kind.

  41. 你家有几口人? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
    How many people are in your family?
  42. 我爸爸是老师,妈妈是医生。 Wǒ bàba shì lǎoshī, māma shì yīshēng.
    My dad is a teacher and my mom is a doctor.
  43. 这是我的好朋友,他叫小明。 Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou, tā jiào Xiǎomíng.
    This is my good friend. His name is Xiaoming.
  44. 很高兴认识你们。 Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐmen.
    Very nice to meet you all.
  45. 你有姐姐吗?我有两个。 Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma? Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge.
    Do you have older sisters? I have two.
  46. 我妹妹今年七岁了。 Wǒ mèimei jīnnián qī suì le.
    My younger sister turned seven this year.
  47. 哥哥比我高一点儿。 Gēge bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
    My older brother is a little taller than me.
  48. 妈妈做的菜很好吃。 Māma zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.
    The food my mom makes is delicious.
  49. 周末我想和朋友一起去看电影。 Zhōumò wǒ xiǎng hé péngyou yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
    This weekend I want to go see a movie with my friends.
  50. 爸爸每天很早去上班。 Bàba měitiān hěn zǎo qù shàngbān.
    Dad goes to work very early every day.
  51. 你的中文老师是谁? Nǐ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī shì shéi?
    Who is your Chinese teacher?
  52. 今天是妈妈的生日。 Jīntiān shì māma de shēngrì.
    Today is my mom's birthday.
  53. 我们都很爱我们的孩子。 Wǒmen dōu hěn ài wǒmen de háizi.
    We all love our children very much.
  54. 他是新来的同学吗? Tā shì xīn lái de tóngxué ma?
    Is he the new classmate?
  55. 见到老朋友,我真高兴。 Jiàndào lǎo péngyou, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng.
    I'm really happy to see an old friend.
  56. 你怎么了?不高兴吗? Nǐ zěnme le? Bù gāoxìng ma?
    What's wrong? Are you unhappy?
  57. 弟弟哭了,因为他饿了。 Dìdi kū le, yīnwèi tā è le.
    My little brother is crying because he's hungry.
  58. 我朋友请我去他家吃饭。 Wǒ péngyou qǐng wǒ qù tā jiā chīfàn.
    My friend invited me to eat at his house.
  59. 星期天我们一家人去公园。 Xīngqītiān wǒmen yìjiārén qù gōngyuán.
    On Sunday our whole family goes to the park.
  60. 你爸爸妈妈身体好吗? Nǐ bàba māma shēntǐ hǎo ma?
    Are your parents in good health?
  61. 我姐姐的男朋友很高。 Wǒ jiějie de nánpéngyou hěn gāo.
    My older sister's boyfriend is very tall.
  62. 这个孩子很喜欢笑。 Zhège háizi hěn xǐhuan xiào.
    This child loves to smile.
  63. 请问,您贵姓? Qǐngwèn, nín guìxìng?
    Excuse me, may I ask your surname?
  64. 他不是我弟弟,是我朋友。 Tā búshì wǒ dìdi, shì wǒ péngyou.
    He's not my younger brother; he's my friend.
  65. 妈妈,我想你了。 Māma, wǒ xiǎng nǐ le.
    Mom, I miss you.
  66. 明天朋友来我家玩儿。 Míngtiān péngyou lái wǒ jiā wánr.
    Tomorrow my friend is coming over to my house.
  67. 我女儿会说一点儿中文。 Wǒ nǚ'ér huì shuō yìdiǎnr Zhōngwén.
    My daughter can speak a little Chinese.
  68. 大家好,我叫王小美。 Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ jiào Wáng Xiǎoměi.
    Hello everyone, my name is Wang Xiaomei.
  69. 我们是十年的老朋友了。 Wǒmen shì shí nián de lǎo péngyou le.
    We've been old friends for ten years.
  70. 和家人在一起,我很快乐。 Hé jiārén zài yìqǐ, wǒ hěn kuàilè.
    I'm very happy when I'm with my family.

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