Family

44 Vocabulary

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丈夫zhàng fu

HSK 2Frequency 1,376Radical 一Noun

husband

Classifier: 个

亲属qīn shǔ

HSK 6Frequency 10,181Radical 立Traditional 親屬Noun

kin

kindred

relatives

亲戚qīn qi

HSK 4Frequency 5,076Radical 立Traditional 親戚Noun

a relative (i.e. family relation)

Classifier: 门、个、位

儿子ér zi

HSK 1Frequency 665Radical 儿Traditional 兒子Noun

son

兄弟xiōng dì

HSK 4Frequency 1,060Radical 儿Noun

brothers

younger brother

I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)

brotherly

fraternal

Classifier: 个

叔叔shū shu

HSK 3Frequency 3,510Radical 又Noun

father's younger brother

uncle

Taiwan pr. [shú shu]

Classifier: 个

后代hòu dài

HSK 6Frequency 8,721Radical 口Traditional 後代Noun

descendant

progeny

posterity

later ages

later generations

哥哥gē ge

HSK 1Frequency 1,655Radical 口Noun

older brother

Classifier: 个、位

外公wài gōng

HSK 5Frequency 10,197Radical 夕Noun

(coll.) mother's father

maternal grandfather

外婆wài pó

HSK 5Frequency 5,967Radical 夕Noun

(coll.) mother's mother

maternal grandmother

女儿nǚ ér

HSK 1Frequency 879Radical 女Traditional 女兒Noun

daughter

奶奶nǎi nai

HSK 2Frequency 2,809Radical 女Noun

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)

(respectful) mistress of the house

(coll.) boobies

breasts

Classifier: 位

妈妈mā ma

HSK 1Frequency 527Radical 女Traditional 媽媽Noun

mama

mommy

mother

Classifier: 个、位

妹妹mèi mei

HSK 1Frequency 2,093Radical 女Noun

younger sister

young woman

Classifier: 个

妻子qī zǐ

HSK 2Frequency 1,187Radical 女Noun

qī zǐ

wife and children

qī zi

wife

姐妹jiě mèi

HSK 3Frequency 3,183Radical 女Noun

sisters

siblings

sister (school, city etc)

姐姐jiě jie

HSK 1Frequency 1,513Radical 女Noun

older sister

Classifier: 个

姑姑gū gu

HSK 6Frequency 10,577Radical 女Noun

paternal aunt

Classifier: 个

婚姻hūn yīn

HSK 6Frequency 2,058Radical 女Noun

matrimony

wedding

marriage

Classifier: 桩、次

婚礼hūn lǐ

HSK 5Frequency 2,548Radical 女Traditional 婚禮Noun

wedding ceremony

wedding

Classifier: 场

孙女sūn nǚ

HSK 4Frequency 11,910Radical 子Traditional 孫女Noun

son's daughter

granddaughter

孙子Sūn zǐ

HSK 4Frequency 5,639Radical 子Traditional 孫子Noun

Sūn zǐ

Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书

sūn zi

grandson

son's son

孩子hái zi

HSK 1Frequency 207Radical 子Noun

child

家jiā

HSK 1Frequency 124Radical 宀Traditional 傢Noun · Measure Word

jiā

used in 家伙 and 家俱

jiā

home

family

(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)

classifier for families or businesses

refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China

noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

家人jiā rén

HSK 1Frequency 1,562Radical 宀Noun

family member

(old) servant

家庭jiā tíng

HSK 4Frequency 706Radical 宀Noun

family

household

Classifier: 户、个

家族jiā zú

HSK 7Frequency 2,672Radical 宀Noun

family

clan

家长jiā zhǎng

HSK 4Frequency 2,575Radical 宀Traditional 家長Noun

head of a household

family head

patriarch

parent or guardian of a child

弟弟dì di

HSK 1Frequency 2,424Radical 弓Noun

younger brother

Classifier: 个、位

母亲mǔ qīn

HSK 4Frequency 983Radical 母Traditional 母親Noun

mother

also pr. [mǔ qin]

Classifier: 个