Vocabulary: Pronouns, people & basic relationships
Personal pronouns, family members and essential social roles.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–2A6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 人 | rén | person |
| 1 | 他 | tā | other |
| 1 | 你 | nǐ | you |
| 1 | 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 1 | 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 1 | 女 | nǚ / rǔ | woman |
| 1 | 她 | tā | she |
| 1 | 妈 | mā | mom |
| 1 | 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 1 | 姐 | jiě | elder sister |
| 1 | 孩 | hái | baby |
| 1 | 家 | jiā | house |
| 1 | 岁 | suì | year |
| 1 | 弟 | dì | young brother |
| 1 | 我 | wǒ | I |
| 1 | 朋 | péng | friend |
| 1 | 爷 | yé | grandfather |
| 1 | 爸 | bà | father |
| 1 | 男 | nán | man |
| 1 | 身 | shēn | body |
| 1 | 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 1 | 哥哥 | gēge | older brother |
| 1 | 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 1 | 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 1 | 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 1 | 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma |
| 1 | 妈妈 | māma | mom |
| 1 | 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 1 | 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister |
| 1 | 孩子 | háizi | child |
| 1 | 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child |
| 1 | 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child |
| 1 | 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 1 | 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 1 | 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 1 | 爷爷 | yéye | paternal grandfather |
| 1 | 爸爸 | bàba | dad |
| 1 | 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 1 | 男人 | nánrén | a man |
| 1 | 男孩儿 | nánháir | boy |
| 1 | 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend |
| 1 | 病人 | bìngrén | sick person |
| 1 | 网友 | wǎngyǒu | online friend |
| 2 | 交朋友 | jiāo péngyou | to make friends |
| 2 | 商人 | shāngrén | merchant |
| 2 | 大家 | dàjiā | everyone |
| 2 | 太太 | tàitai | married woman |
| 2 | 好人 | hǎorén | good person |
| 2 | 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household |
| 2 | 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | old friend |
| 2 | 青年 | qīngnián | youth |
| 3 | 夫 | fū / fú | man |
| 3 | 姑 | gū | father's sister |
| 3 | 属 | shǔ / zhǔ | class |
| 3 | 某 | mǒu | some |
| 3 | 父 | fù | father |
| 3 | 胖 | pàng / pán | fat |
| 3 | 亲自 | qīnzì | personally |
| 3 | 华人 | huárén | ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 3 | 母亲 | mǔqīn | mother |
| 3 | 熟人 | shúrén | acquaintance |
| 3 | 父亲 | fùqīn | father |
| 3 | 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother |
| 3 | 男子 | nánzǐ | a man |
| 3 | 老太太 | lǎotàitai | elderly lady |
| 3 | 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people |
| 4 | 兄 | xiōng | elder brother |
| 4 | 叔 | shū | uncle |
| 4 | 妇 | fù | married woman |
| 4 | 妻 | qī | wife |
| 4 | 姨 | yí | aunt |
| 4 | 婆 | pó | old woman |
| 4 | 幼 | yòu | infant |
| 4 | 户 | hù | door |
| 4 | 童 | tóng | child |
| 4 | 郎 | láng | gentleman |
| 4 | 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 4 | 儿童 | értóng | child |
| 4 | 兄弟 | xiōngdì | brothers |
| 4 | 叔叔 | shūshu | father's younger brother |
| 4 | 多年 | duō nián | many years |
| 4 | 大哥 | dàgē | eldest brother |
| 4 | 大妈 | dàmā | father's elder brother's wife |
| 4 | 大姐 | dàjiě | big sister |
| 4 | 夫妇 | fūfù | a couple |
| 4 | 好友 | hǎoyǒu | close friend |
| 4 | 妻子 | qīzi | wife and children |
| 4 | 孙女 | sūnnǚ | Daughter |
| 4 | 孙子 | sūnzi | grandson |
| 4 | 美女 | měinǚ | beautiful woman |
| 4 | 老婆 | lǎopo | wife |
| 4 | 阿姨 | āyí | maternal aunt |
| 5 | 匹 | pǐ | bolt of cloth |
| 5 | 龄 | líng | age |
| 5 | 博士 | bóshì | doctor |
| 5 | 硕士 | shuòshì | master's degree |
| 6 | 哲 | zhé | wise |
| 6 | 祖 | zǔ | ancestor |
| 6 | 同胞 | tóngbāo | born of the same parents |
| 6 | 同行 | tóngháng | person of the same profession |
| 6 | 妇女 | fùnǚ | woman |
| 6 | 娃娃 | wáwa | baby |
| 6 | 少儿 | shào'ér | child |
| 6 | 常年 | chángnián | all year round |
| 6 | 往年 | wǎngnián | in former years |
| 6 | 恩人 | ēnrén | a benefactor |
| 6 | 收养 | shōuyǎng | to take in and care for (an elderly person |
| 6 | 残疾人 | cánjírén | disabled person |
| 6 | 母女 | mǔnǚ | mother and daughter |
| 6 | 母子 | mǔzǐ | mother and child |
| 6 | 父女 | fùnǚ | father and daughter |
| 6 | 父子 | fùzǐ | father and son |
| 6 | 王子 | wángzǐ | prince |
| 6 | 盲人 | mángrén | blind person |
| 6 | 祖母 | zǔmǔ | father's mother |
| 6 | 祖父 | zǔfù | father's father |
| 7 | 仲 | zhòng | middle brother |
| 7 | 伯 | bó / bà / bǎi | older brother |
| 7 | 侠 | xiá | chivalrous person |
| 7 | 姥 | lǎo | maternal grandmother |
| 7 | 娶 | qǔ | to marry |
| 7 | 婿 | xù | son-in-law |
| 7 | 嫁 | jià | to marry |
| 7 | 嫂 | sǎo | sister-in-law |
| 7 | 昆 | kūn | elder brother |
| 7 | 爹 | diē | father |
| 7 | 翁 | wēng | old man |
| 7 | 舅 | jiù | mother's brother |
| 7 | 躬 | gōng | to bow |
| 7 | 一家人 | yījiārén | the whole family |
| 7 | 专人 | zhuānrén | specialist |
| 7 | 两口子 | liǎngkǒuzi | husband and wife |
| 7 | 主妇 | zhǔfù | housewife |
| 7 | 乡亲 | xiāngqīn | person from one's hometown or home region |
| 7 | 人为 | rénwéi | artificial |
| 7 | 人均 | rénjūn | per capita |
| 7 | 伯伯 | bóbo | father's elder brother |
| 7 | 伯母 | bómǔ | wife of father's elder brother |
| 7 | 伯父 | bófù | father's elder brother |
| 7 | 养生 | yǎngshēng | to maintain good health |
| 7 | 功臣 | gōngchén | meritorious official |
| 7 | 千家万户 | qiānjiā-wànhù | every family |
| 7 | 友人 | yǒurén | friend |
| 7 | 各奔前程 | gèbènqiánchéng | each goes his own way |
| 7 | 君子 | jūnzǐ | nobleman |
| 7 | 因人而异 | yīnrén'éryì | varying from person to person |
| 7 | 坦克 | tǎnkè | tank |
| 7 | 外公 | wàigōng | mother's father |
| 7 | 外婆 | wàipó | mother's mother |
| 7 | 多年来 | duō nián lái | for the past many years |
| 7 | 大地 | dàdì | earth |
| 7 | 大家庭 | dàjiātíng | extended family |
| 7 | 大款 | dàkuǎn | very wealthy person |
| 7 | 好心人 | hǎoxīnrén | kindhearted person |
| 7 | 姥姥 | lǎolao | mother's mother |
| 7 | 姥爷 | lǎoye | mother's father |
| 7 | 媳妇 | xífu | daughter-in-law |
| 7 | 嫂子 | sǎozi | older brother's wife |
| 7 | 孕妇 | yùnfù | pregnant woman |
| 7 | 富豪 | fùháo | rich and powerful person |
| 7 | 小人 | xiǎorén | person of low social status |
| 7 | 岳母 | yuèmǔ | wife's mother |
| 7 | 岳父 | yuèfù | wife's father |
| 7 | 常人 | chángrén | ordinary person |
| 7 | 年限 | niánxiàn | age limit |
| 7 | 怀着 | huáizhe | holding (a feeling) |
| 7 | 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | dinosaur |
| 7 | 成才 | chéngcái | to make something of oneself |
| 7 | 探亲 | tànqīn | to go home to visit one's family |
| 7 | 晚年 | wǎnnián | one's later years |
| 7 | 普通人 | pǔtōng rén | ordinary person |
| 7 | 皇室 | huángshì | royal family |
| 7 | 知己 | zhījǐ | intimate friend |
| 7 | 老人家 | lǎorenjia | polite term for old woman or man |
| 7 | 聋人 | lóngrén | deaf person |
| 7 | 肖像 | xiàoxiàng | portrait |
| 7 | 能人 | néngrén | capable person |
| 7 | 舅舅 | jiùjiu | mother's brother |
| 7 | 诞辰 | dànchén | birthday |
| 7 | 近年来 | jìnnián lái | for the past few years |
| 7 | 闺女 | guīnü | maiden |
| 7 | 随身 | suíshēn | to on one's person |
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