Family & Kinship — Chinese Vocabulary List with Pinyin & Audio | TongTongFamily & Kinship
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- 家jiāhome; family; (classifier) for families, businesses, or organizations; (suffix) specialist in a field, -istHSK 1
- 妈妈mā mamother, momHSK 1
- 爸爸bà badad, fatherHSK 1
- 妈māmom; motherHSK 7-9
- 亲爱qīn àidear, beloved, darlingHSK 5
- 父亲fù qīnfatherHSK 4
- 长zhǎng(adjective) elder, senior in age; (adjective) eldest (in a family ranking)HSK 2
- 宝贝bǎo bèi(noun) treasure, cherished object; (noun) (term of endearment) darling, babyHSK 5
- 儿子ér zisonHSK 1
- 爸bàfather, dadHSK 7-9
- 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers (elder and younger); (colloquial) younger brotherHSK 4
- 女儿nǚ érdaughterHSK 1
- 儿érchild; youth; sonHSK 7-9
- 妻子qī ziwifeHSK 2
- 母亲mǔ qīnmotherHSK 4
- 丈夫zhàng fuhusbandHSK 2
- 父母fù mǔfather and mother; parentsHSK 4
- 家庭jiā tíngfamily, householdHSK 4
- 太太tài taiwife (one's own or another's); Mrs., madam (polite term for a married woman)HSK 5
- 哥哥gē geolder brotherHSK 1
- 弟弟dì diyounger brotherHSK 1
- 老婆lǎo powife (colloquial)HSK 5
- 妹妹mèi meiyounger sisterHSK 1
- 养yǎngto raise (children or animals), to bring up; to keep (pets); to support (financially), to provide forHSK 3
- 家人jiā rénfamily memberHSK 1
- 姐姐jiě jieolder sisterHSK 1
- 叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; (polite address) uncle (for unrelated middle-aged men)HSK 3
- 亲qīnadjective: close, intimate, one's own (flesh and blood); verb: to kissHSK 5
- 奶奶nǎi nai(paternal) grandmotherHSK 2
- 娘niángmother (informal/affectionate, especially in regional or literary use); young lady (in older or dialectal usage, often as a respectful term)HSK 7-9
- 家族jiā zúfamily, clanHSK 7-9
- 哥gēelder brother (also used as a respectful or friendly term for a male friend or acquaintance); (in compounds or as a title) big brother, buddy, guyHSK 7-9
- 爷爷yé yepaternal grandfather; grandfather (father's father)HSK 2
- 姐妹jiě mèisisters; sister (city, school, etc.)HSK 3
- 夫fūhusband (in compounds such as 夫妻, 丈夫); man (in compounds such as 匹夫); worker (in compounds such as 农夫, 渔夫)HSK 7-9
- 老公lǎo gōng(colloquial) husbandHSK 5
- 姓xìng(noun) surname, family name; (verb) to be surnamed, to have the surnameHSK 2
- 你家nǐ jiā(polite pronoun) you (used to show respect, especially in business or formal settings)HSK 7-9
- 阿姨ā yíauntie (polite term of address for a woman of one's parents' generation); nanny, childcare worker, housekeeper (often used by children or families)HSK 3
- 大哥dà gēeldest brother; gang leader; boss (in underworld or informal groups)HSK 7-9
- 奶nǎibreast; milk; (informal) grandmother (short for 奶奶)HSK 7-9
- 父fǔ(bound form, literary) old man, elder (in respectful compounds)HSK 7-9
- 我家wǒ jiāmy home, my familyHSK 7-9
- 老大lǎo dà(adjective) older, old (in age); (adverb) very (in informal speech, usually expressing displeasure or reluctance)HSK 7-9
- 家长jiā zhǎngparent or guardian (of a child); head of a household; family headHSK 4
- 妹mèi(bound form) younger sisterHSK 7-9
- 夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married coupleHSK 3
- 一家yī jiāwhole family, entire household; (extended) same family, kin, clan; (figurative) same group, same side, one unitHSK 7-9
- 前妻qián qīex-wife, former wife (also, late wife in literary usage)HSK 7-9
- 祖母zǔ mǔpaternal grandmotherHSK 7-9
- 老爹lǎo diēdad, papa (informal, affectionate); grandpa (dialectal/informal); old man (respectful term for an elderly man)HSK 7-9
- 收养shōu yǎngto adopt (a child or pet); to take in and care for (an elderly person)HSK 7-9
- 孙子sūn zigrandsonHSK 4
- 老弟lǎo dì(affectionate address) younger fellow, my boy, buddy (used with male juniors or close male friends)HSK 7-9
- 抚养fǔ yǎngto raise (a child); to foster; to bring upHSK 7-9
- 妻qīwife (bound form, used in compound words)HSK 7-9
- 双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwinsHSK 7-9
- 亲人qīn rénclose relative, family member (immediate family)HSK 5
- 亲戚qīn qirelative (family relation)HSK 4
- 外婆wài pómaternal grandmotherHSK 5