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

70 Traditional 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. rén
    person; people

    這裡人很多。

    There are a lot of people here.

  2. 爸爸 bàba
    dad, father

    我爸爸是醫生。

    My dad is a doctor.

  3. 媽媽 māma
    mom, mother

    媽媽在家做飯。

    Mom is cooking at home.

  4. 哥哥 gēge
    older brother

    我哥哥比我大三歲。

    My older brother is three years older than me.

  5. 弟弟 dìdi
    younger brother

    弟弟今年六歲。

    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

    妹妹喜歡唱歌。

    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

    孩子們在玩兒。

    The children are playing.

  10. jiā
    home; family

    我家有四口人。

    There are four people in my family.

  11. 兒子 érzi
    son

    我兒子今年五歲。

    My son is five years old this year.

  12. 女兒 nǚ'ér
    daughter

    我女兒愛看書。

    My daughter loves reading.

  13. 丈夫 zhàngfu
    husband

    她丈夫是老師。

    Her husband is a teacher.

  14. 妻子 qīzi
    wife

    我妻子會做菜。

    My wife can cook.

  15. 男人 nánrén
    man

    那個男人是誰?

    Who is that man?

  16. 女人 nǚrén
    woman

    那個女人很漂亮。

    That woman is very pretty.

  17. 男孩 nánhái
    boy

    這個男孩很高。

    This boy is very tall.

  18. 女孩 nǚhái
    girl

    那個女孩在笑。

    That girl is smiling.

  19. 老人 lǎorén
    elderly person

    那個老人身體很好。

    That elderly person is in good health.

  20. 大家 dàjiā
    everyone

    大家都很高興。

    Everyone is very happy.

  21. 名字 míngzi
    name

    你叫什麼名字?

    What is your name?

  22. xìng
    surname; to be surnamed

    我姓王,你呢?

    My surname is Wang. What about you?

  23. jiào
    to be called, to be named

    他叫李明。

    His name is Li Ming.

  24. suì
    years old

    我今年二十歲。

    I am twenty years old this year.

  25. shéi
    who

    門口的人是誰?

    Who is the person at the door?

  26. 先生 xiānsheng
    Mr.; sir

    王先生在家嗎?

    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. 認識 rènshi
    to know (someone), to meet

    認識你很高興。

    Nice to meet you.

  29. 幫助 bāngzhù
    to help; help

    謝謝你的幫助。

    Thank you for your help.

  30. ài
    to love

    我愛我的家人。

    I love my family.

  31. 喜歡 xǐhuan
    to like

    我很喜歡她。

    I like her a lot.

  32. xiǎng
    to miss; to want to

    我很想媽媽。

    I miss my mom a lot.

  33. 高興 gāoxìng
    happy, glad

    見到你很高興。

    I'm very glad to see you.

  34. 快樂 kuàilè
    happy, joyful

    祝你生日快樂!

    Happy birthday to you!

  35. 開心 kāixīn
    happy, delighted

    今天我很開心。

    I'm very happy today.

  36. xiào
    to laugh, to smile

    那個孩子笑了。

    That child smiled.

  37. to cry

    別哭,沒事了。

    Don't cry, it's okay now.

  38. 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. 客氣 kèqi
    polite; to be (too) courteous

    你太客氣了。

    You're too kind.

  41. 你家有幾口人? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
    How many people are in your family?
  42. 我爸爸是老師,媽媽是醫生。 Wǒ bàba shì lǎoshī, māma shì yīshēng.
    My dad is a teacher and my mom is a doctor.
  43. 這是我的好朋友,他叫小明。 Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou, tā jiào Xiǎomíng.
    This is my good friend. His name is Xiaoming.
  44. 很高興認識你們。 Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐmen.
    Very nice to meet you all.
  45. 你有姐姐嗎?我有兩個。 Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma? Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge.
    Do you have older sisters? I have two.
  46. 我妹妹今年七歲了。 Wǒ mèimei jīnnián qī suì le.
    My younger sister turned seven this year.
  47. 哥哥比我高一點兒。 Gēge bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
    My older brother is a little taller than me.
  48. 媽媽做的菜很好吃。 Māma zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.
    The food my mom makes is delicious.
  49. 週末我想和朋友一起去看電影。 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. 你的中文老師是誰? Nǐ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī shì shéi?
    Who is your Chinese teacher?
  52. 今天是媽媽的生日。 Jīntiān shì māma de shēngrì.
    Today is my mom's birthday.
  53. 我們都很愛我們的孩子。 Wǒmen dōu hěn ài wǒmen de háizi.
    We all love our children very much.
  54. 他是新來的同學嗎? Tā shì xīn lái de tóngxué ma?
    Is he the new classmate?
  55. 見到老朋友,我真高興。 Jiàndào lǎo péngyou, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng.
    I'm really happy to see an old friend.
  56. 你怎麼了?不高興嗎? Nǐ zěnme le? Bù gāoxìng ma?
    What's wrong? Are you unhappy?
  57. 弟弟哭了,因為他餓了。 Dìdi kū le, yīnwèi tā è le.
    My little brother is crying because he's hungry.
  58. 我朋友請我去他家吃飯。 Wǒ péngyou qǐng wǒ qù tā jiā chīfàn.
    My friend invited me to eat at his house.
  59. 星期天我們一家人去公園。 Xīngqītiān wǒmen yìjiārén qù gōngyuán.
    On Sunday our whole family goes to the park.
  60. 你爸爸媽媽身體好嗎? 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. 這個孩子很喜歡笑。 Zhège háizi hěn xǐhuan xiào.
    This child loves to smile.
  63. 請問,您貴姓? 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. 媽媽,我想你了。 Māma, wǒ xiǎng nǐ le.
    Mom, I miss you.
  66. 明天朋友來我家玩兒。 Míngtiān péngyou lái wǒ jiā wánr.
    Tomorrow my friend is coming over to my house.
  67. 我女兒會說一點兒中文。 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. 我們是十年的老朋友了。 Wǒmen shì shí nián de lǎo péngyou le.
    We've been old friends for ten years.
  70. 和家人在一起,我很快樂。 Hé jiārén zài yìqǐ, wǒ hěn kuàilè.
    I'm very happy when I'm with my family.

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