Family

44 Vocabulary
丈夫zhàng fu
HSK 2Frequency 1,376Radical Noun

husband

Classifier:
亲属qīn shǔ
HSK 6Frequency 10,181Radical Traditional 親屬Noun

kin

kindred

relatives

亲戚qīn qi
HSK 4Frequency 5,076Radical Traditional 親戚Noun

a relative (i.e. family relation)

Classifier: 门、个、位
儿子ér zi
HSK 1Frequency 665Radical Traditional 兒子Noun

son

兄弟xiōng dì
HSK 4Frequency 1,060Radical Noun

brothers

younger brother

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

brotherly

fraternal

Classifier:
叔叔shū shu
HSK 3Frequency 3,510Radical Noun

father's younger brother

uncle

Taiwan pr. [shú shu]

Classifier:
后代hòu dài
HSK 6Frequency 8,721Radical Traditional 後代Noun

descendant

progeny

posterity

later ages

later generations

哥哥gē ge
HSK 1Frequency 1,655Radical Noun

older brother

Classifier: 个、位
外公wài gōng
HSK 5Frequency 10,197Radical Noun

(coll.) mother's father

maternal grandfather

外婆wài pó
HSK 5Frequency 5,967Radical Noun

(coll.) mother's mother

maternal grandmother

女儿nǚ ér
HSK 1Frequency 879Radical Traditional 女兒Noun

daughter

奶奶nǎi nai
HSK 2Frequency 2,809Radical Noun

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)

(respectful) mistress of the house

(coll.) boobies

breasts

Classifier:
妈妈mā ma
HSK 1Frequency 527Radical Traditional 媽媽Noun

mama

mommy

mother

Classifier: 个、位
妹妹mèi mei
HSK 1Frequency 2,093Radical Noun

younger sister

young woman

Classifier:
妻子qī zǐ
HSK 2Frequency 1,187Radical Noun
qī zǐ

wife and children

qī zi

wife

姐妹jiě mèi
HSK 3Frequency 3,183Radical Noun

sisters

siblings

sister (school, city etc)

姐姐jiě jie
HSK 1Frequency 1,513Radical Noun

older sister

Classifier:
姑姑gū gu
HSK 6Frequency 10,577Radical Noun

paternal aunt

Classifier:
婚姻hūn yīn
HSK 6Frequency 2,058Radical Noun

matrimony

wedding

marriage

Classifier: 桩、次
婚礼hūn lǐ
HSK 5Frequency 2,548Radical Traditional 婚禮Noun

wedding ceremony

wedding

Classifier:
孙女sūn nǚ
HSK 4Frequency 11,910Radical Traditional 孫女Noun

son's daughter

granddaughter

孙子Sūn zǐ
HSK 4Frequency 5,639Radical 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 Noun

child

jiā
HSK 1Frequency 124Radical Traditional 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 Noun

family member

(old) servant

家庭jiā tíng
HSK 4Frequency 706Radical Noun

family

household

Classifier: 户、个
家族jiā zú
HSK 7Frequency 2,672Radical Noun

family

clan

家长jiā zhǎng
HSK 4Frequency 2,575Radical 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 Noun

younger brother

Classifier: 个、位
母亲mǔ qīn
HSK 4Frequency 983Radical Traditional 母親Noun

mother

also pr. [mǔ qin]

Classifier: