Vocabulary: Pronouns, people & basic relationships
Personal pronouns, family members and essential social roles.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–2A6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 他 | tā | he |
| 1 | 你 | nǐ | you |
| 1 | 儿 | ér | Son |
| 1 | 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 1 | 她 | tā | she |
| 1 | 妈 | mā | mother |
| 1 | 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 1 | 姊 | zǐ | elder sister |
| 1 | 姐 | xiǎojiě / jiě | Sister |
| 1 | 弟 | dì | young brother |
| 1 | 我 | wǒ | I |
| 1 | 朋 | péng | friend |
| 1 | 爸 | bà | father |
| 1 | 人人 | rénrén | Someone |
| 1 | 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 1 | 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 1 | 哥哥 | gēge | gē / gē ge | Older brother |
| 1 | 女儿 | nǚ'ér / nǚér | daughter |
| 1 | 妈妈 | māma | mom |
| 1 | 妹妹 | mèimei | mèi / mèi mei | Younger sister |
| 1 | 姊妹 | zǐmèi | Sister |
| 1 | 姐姐 | jie | jiějiě / jiě jie | Older sister |
| 1 | 弟弟 | dìdi | dì / dì di | Younger brother |
| 1 | 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 1 | 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 1 | 淑女 | shūnǚ | Lady |
| 1 | 爸爸 | bàba | father |
| 1 | 男的 | nánde | Male |
| 1 | 老爸 | lǎobà | Daddy |
| 1 | 女朋友 | nǚ péng yǒu / nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 1 | 好朋友 | hǎopéngyǒu / hǎopéngyou | Buddy |
| 1 | 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | little friend |
| 1 | 日本人 | rìběnrén | Japanese |
| 1 | 本地人 | běndìrén | Native |
| 1 | 男人人 | nánrénrén | Man |
| 1 | 男朋友 | nán péng yǒu / nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 1 | 口语孩子 | kǒuyǔháizi | Kid |
| 1 | 口语爸爸 | kǒuyǔbàbà | Dad |
| 1 | 打电话的人 | dǎdiànhuàderén | Person |
| 2 | 丈 | zhàng | gentleman |
| 2 | 喊 | hǎn | to shout |
| 2 | 妻 | qī | wife |
| 2 | 姓 | xìng | name |
| 2 | 胖 | pàng / pán | fat |
| 2 | 全家 | quán jiā | Family |
| 2 | 出门 | chūmén | To go out |
| 2 | 大家 | dà jiā | Everyone |
| 2 | 女人 | nǚrén / nǚren | Woman |
| 2 | 妻子 | qī zi / qī zǐ | Wife |
| 2 | 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 2 | 怪人 | guàirén | Freak |
| 2 | 每人 | měirén | Per |
| 2 | 交朋友 | jiāo péng yǒu / jiāo péng you | Make friends |
| 2 | 人单数 | réndānshù | Person |
| 2 | 英国人 | yīngguórén | English |
| 2 | 孩子单数 | háizidānshù | Child |
| 2 | 意大利人 | yìdàlìrén | Italian |
| 2 | 我们自己 | wǒmenzìjǐ | Ourselves |
| 3 | 叔 | shū | Uncle |
| 3 | 姑 | gū | father's sister |
| 3 | 姨 | yí | aunt |
| 3 | 爷 | yé | grandfather |
| 3 | 别人 | bié rén / bié ren | other people |
| 3 | 叔叔 | shū shū / shū shu | uncle |
| 3 | 名人 | míngrén | Famous person |
| 3 | 夫妻 | fūqī | husband and wife |
| 3 | 套裙 | tàoqún | Suit |
| 3 | 姐妹 | jiěmèi | Sister |
| 3 | 姑娘 | gūniang | girl |
| 3 | 姨妈 | yímā | Aunt |
| 3 | 家属 | jiāshǔ / jiāshǔ | Family member |
| 3 | 爷爷 | yé yé / yé ye | Grandfather |
| 3 | 病人 | bìngrén | Patient |
| 3 | 老人 | lǎorén | Elderly person |
| 3 | 访客 | fǎngkè | visitor |
| 3 | 身高 | shēngāo | Height |
| 3 | 阿姨 | ā yí | aunt |
| 3 | 印度人 | yìndùrén | Indian |
| 3 | 女性的 | nǚxìngde | Female |
| 3 | 美国人 | měiguórén | American |
| 3 | 旧式口语好友 | jiùshìkǒuyǔhǎoyǒu | Pal |
| 4 | 兄 | xiōng | elder brother |
| 4 | 户 | hù | for households |
| 4 | 父 | fù | father |
| 4 | 儿童 | értóng | child |
| 4 | 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly |
| 4 | 孙女 | sūnnǚ | Nieta |
| 4 | 家长 | jiāzhǎng | parent |
| 4 | 对方 | duìfāng | the other person |
| 4 | 母亲 | mǔ qīn | Mother |
| 4 | 母女 | mǔnǚ | Mother and daughter |
| 4 | 父女 | fùnǚ | Father and daughter |
| 4 | 父子 | fùzǐ | Father and son |
| 4 | 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother |
| 4 | 硕士 | shuòshì | Master |
| 4 | 网友 | wǎngyǒu | netizen |
| 4 | 老年 | lǎonián | Elderly |
| 4 | 青年 | qīngnián | youth |
| 4 | 同龄人 | tónglíngrén | Peer |
| 4 | 呼叫者 | hūjiàozhě | Person |
| 4 | 外孙女 | wàisūnnǚ | Grandchild |
| 4 | 外孙子 | wàisūnzi | Grandchild |
| 4 | 应聘者 | yìngpìnzhě | Applicant |
| 4 | 负责人 | fùzérén | Person in charge |
| 4 | 失去母亲的 | shīqùmǔqīnde | Motherless |
| 4 | 没有母亲的 | méiyǒumǔqīnde | Motherless |
| 5 | 妇 | fù | married woman |
| 5 | 婆 | pó | old woman |
| 5 | 昆 | kūn | elder brother |
| 5 | 郎 | láng | gentleman |
| 5 | 人才 | réncái | talented person |
| 5 | 他人 | tārén | others |
| 5 | 商人 | shāngrén | businessman |
| 5 | 外公 | wàigōng | Grandfather |
| 5 | 外婆 | wàipó | Grandmother |
| 5 | 妇女 | fùnǚ | Woman |
| 5 | 姥姥 | lǎolao | Grandmother |
| 5 | 姥爷 | lǎoye | Grandfather |
| 5 | 幼孩 | yòuhái | Infant |
| 5 | 熟人 | shúrén | Acquaintance |
| 5 | 生产 | shēng chǎn | to produce |
| 5 | 男子 | nánzǐ | a man |
| 5 | 老婆 | lǎopo / lǎopó | Wife |
| 5 | 同性恋 | tóngxìngliàn | Gay |
| 5 | 欧洲人 | ōuzhōurén | European |
| 5 | 近年来 | jìnnián lái / jìn nián lái | In recent years |
| 5 | 美式口语伙伴 | měishìkǒuyǔhuǒbàn | Buddy |
| 6 | 娶 | qǔ | to marry |
| 6 | 媳 | xí | daughter-in-law |
| 6 | 甥 | shēng | niece |
| 6 | 舅 | jiù | mother's brother |
| 6 | 诞 | dàn | to give birth |
| 6 | 一身 | yìshēn / yīshēn | Whole body |
| 6 | 主管 | zhǔguǎn | To be in charge |
| 6 | 人均 | rénjūn | per capita |
| 6 | 侄子 | zhízi | brother's son |
| 6 | 历年 | lìnián | Over the years |
| 6 | 外甥 | wàisheng / wàishēng | Nephew |
| 6 | 大地 | dàdì | earth |
| 6 | 娃娃 | wáwa | doll |
| 6 | 家常 | jiācháng | Daily life |
| 6 | 层次 | céngcì | level |
| 6 | 岁数 | suìshu | Age |
| 6 | 往年 | wǎngnián | Past years |
| 6 | 携带 | xiédài | To carry |
| 6 | 杀人 | shārén | Murder |
| 6 | 残疾 | cánjí | Disability |
| 6 | 王子 | wángzǐ | Prince |
| 6 | 盲人 | mángrén | Blind person |
| 6 | 舅舅 | jiùjiu / jìujiu | Uncle |
| 6 | 逗弄 | dòunòng | Tease |
| 6 | 外祖母 | wàizǔmǔ | Grandmother |
| 6 | 外祖父 | wàizǔfù | Grandfather |
| 6 | 德国人 | déguórén | German |
| 6 | 千家万户 | qiān jiā wàn hù | Incontables hogares |
| 6 | 口语欺骗 | kǒuyǔqīpiàn | Kid |
| 6 | 女性的胸部 | nǚxìngdexiōngbù | Breast |
| 7 | 亻 | rén | man |
| 7 | 仉 | zhǎng | mother |
| 7 | 伉 | kàng | husband |
| 7 | 伢 | yá | child |
| 7 | 伧 | cāng | vulgar person |
| 7 | 倩 | qiàn | beautiful |
| 7 | 傖 | cāng | vulgar person |
| 7 | 僮 | tóng | page |
| 7 | 兒 | ér | Son |
| 7 | 卩 | jié | seal |
| 7 | 啾 | jiū | the wailing of a child |
| 7 | 囡 | nān | child |
| 7 | 夋 | qūn | to dawdle |
| 7 | 夌 | líng | to dawdle |
| 7 | 妗 | jìn | mother's brother's wife |
| 7 | 妣 | bǐ | one's deceased mother |
| 7 | 妯 | zhóu | sister-in law |
| 7 | 娌 | lǐ | brother's wife |
| 7 | 娣 | dì | younger sister |
| 7 | 娲 | wā | a goddess |
| 7 | 婦 | fù | married woman |
| 7 | 婶 | shěn | Father's younger brother's wife |
| 7 | 婿 | xù | son-in-law |
| 7 | 媛 | yuàn | Beauty |
| 7 | 媧 | wā | a goddess |
| 7 | 媪 | ǎo | old woman |
| 7 | 媸 | chī | ugly |
| 7 | 媽 | mā | mother |
| 7 | 嫂 | sǎo | sister-in-law |
| 7 | 嫒 | ài | one's daughter (honorific) |
| 7 | 嫡 | dí | wife |
| 7 | 嫫 | mó | Huangdi's ugly concubine |
| 7 | 嬷 | mā | mother |
| 7 | 嬸 | shěn | father's younger brother's wife |
| 7 | 孃 | niáng | troubled |
| 7 | 尗 | shū | younger brother |
| 7 | 崽 | zǎi | child |
| 7 | 怙 | hù | to rely on |
| 7 | 戶 | hù | door |
| 7 | 晬 | zuì | a child's first birthday |
| 7 | 椿 | chūn | Chinese toon tree |
| 7 | 煢 | qióng | alone |
| 7 | 爹 | diē | father |
| 7 | 爺 | yé | grandfather |
| 7 | 珧 | yáo | mother-of-pearl |
| 7 | 甫 | fǔ | to begin |
| 7 | 祢 | mí | one's deceased father |
| 7 | 禰 | mí | one's deceased father |
| 7 | 翁 | wēng | old man |
| 7 | 耆 | qí | man of sixty |
| 7 | 茕 | qióng | alone |
| 7 | 菁 | jīng | turnip |
| 7 | 蚌 | bàng | oysters |
| 7 | 誕 | dàn | to give birth |
| 7 | 諂 | chǎn | to flatter |
| 7 | 谄 | chǎn | to flatter |
| 7 | 駙 | fù | extra horse |
| 7 | 驸 | fù | extra horse |
| 7 | 鲧 | gǔn | giant fish |
| 7 | 专人 | zhuānrén | Specialist |
| 7 | 乡亲 | xiāngqīn | Fellow villager |
| 7 | 人选 | rénxuǎn | Candidate |
| 7 | 伯伯 | bóbo | Uncle (father's elder brother) |
| 7 | 住户 | zhùhù | Household |
| 7 | 华人 | huárén | Chinese person |
| 7 | 又子 | kǒuzi | Again child |
| 7 | 友人 | yǒurén | Friend |
| 7 | 君子 | jūnzǐ | Gentleman |
| 7 | 坦克 | tǎnkè | tank (military vehicle) |
| 7 | 处境 | chǔjìng | Situation |
| 7 | 大宗 | dàzōng | Large quantity |
| 7 | 女婿 | nǚxu | daughter's husband |
| 7 | 姓氏 | xìngshì | Surname |
| 7 | 嫂子 | sǎozi | older brother's wife |
| 7 | 孕妇 | yùnfù | Pregnant woman |
| 7 | 学士 | xuéshì | Bachelor |
| 7 | 富翁 | fùwēng | Rich man |
| 7 | 富豪 | fùháo | Wealthy person |
| 7 | 屹立 | yìlì | Stand tall |
| 7 | 岳母 | yuèmǔ | wife's mother |
| 7 | 岳父 | yuèfù | wife's father |
| 7 | 常人 | chángrén | Ordinary person |
| 7 | 年限 | niánxiàn | Time limit |
| 7 | 废物 | fèiwù | Waste |
| 7 | 恩人 | ēnrén | Benefactor |
| 7 | 慈祥 | cíxiáng | Kind and benevolent |
| 7 | 打捞 | dǎlāo | Fish out |
| 7 | 扫墓 | sǎomù | Visit |
| 7 | 探亲 | tànqīn | Visit relatives |
| 7 | 早年 | zǎonián | Early years |
| 7 | 晚年 | wǎnnián | Old age |
| 7 | 标致 | biāozhì / biāozhi | Elegant |
| 7 | 法人 | fǎrén | Legal person |
| 7 | 爹地 | diēdì | Daddy |
| 7 | 狐狸 | húli | fox |
| 7 | 疯子 | fēngzi | Crazy person |
| 7 | 皇室 | huángshì | Royalty |
| 7 | 知己 | zhījǐ | Intimate friend |
| 7 | 祖母 | zǔmǔ | Grandmother |
| 7 | 祖父 | zǔfù | Grandfather |
| 7 | 笨蛋 | bèndàn | Fool |
| 7 | 苗条 | miáotiao | Esbelto |
| 7 | 诞辰 | dànchén | Birthday |
| 7 | 贵族 | guìzú | Noble |
| 7 | 连年 | liánnián | For several years |
| 7 | 逐年 | zhúnián | Year by year |
| 7 | 遗体 | yítǐ | Corpse |
| 7 | 闺女 | guīnü | Daughter |
| 7 | 阎王 | Yánwang | Yama |
| 7 | 雌性 | cíxìng | Female (gender) |
| 7 | 领养 | lǐngyǎng | Adopt |
| 7 | 魔王 | mówáng | Devil |
| 7 | 鸽子 | gēzi | Pigeon |
| 7 | 多年来 | duō nián lái | Over the years |
| 7 | 大拇指 | dàmǔzhǐ / dàmuzhǐ | Thumb |
| 7 | 老人家 | lǎo rén jiā | Person |
| 7 | 雌性的 | cíxìngde | Female |
| 7 | 俄罗斯人 | éluósīrén | Russian |
| 7 | 因人而异 | yīn rén ér yì | yīnrén’éryì |
| 7 | 行尸走肉 | xíngshīzǒuròu | Zombie |
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