Pronouns, people & basic relationships
Personal pronouns, family members and essential social roles.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–2182 words in this topic (cleaned list)
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Personal pronouns, family members and essential social roles. This page lists 182 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 1–2 band. It is not a scan of an official paper; the same rows feed SRS in the app. Start with HSK 1–2 rows when the topic includes them, and add the rest once you can say three sentences out loud.
Word list
182 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 1–2
HSK 1 — use these today
| 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 |
43 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
8 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
15 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
26 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 匹 | pǐ | bolt of cloth |
| 5 | 龄 | líng | age |
| 5 | 博士 | bóshì | doctor |
| 5 | 硕士 | shuòshì | master's degree |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
20 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
66 words · Practice them in the app