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− | The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of ''' | + | The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of '''relatives and family'''. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic. |
<table class="table table-bordered table-striped sortable"> | <table class="table table-bordered table-striped sortable"> | ||
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<td>qīnqi</td> | <td>qīnqi</td> | ||
<td>relatives</td> | <td>relatives</td> | ||
+ | <td>HSK 4</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>孙子</td> | ||
+ | <td>sūnzi</td> | ||
+ | <td>grandson</td> | ||
<td>HSK 4</td> | <td>HSK 4</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>lǎolao</td> | <td>lǎolao</td> | ||
<td>maternal grandmother</td> | <td>maternal grandmother</td> | ||
+ | <td>HSK 5</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>舅舅</td> | ||
+ | <td>jiùjiu</td> | ||
+ | <td>uncle (mother's brother)</td> | ||
<td>HSK 5</td> | <td>HSK 5</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>xiōngdì</td> | <td>xiōngdì</td> | ||
<td>bros</td> | <td>bros</td> | ||
+ | <td>HSK 5</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姑姑</td> | ||
+ | <td>gūgu</td> | ||
+ | <td>paternal aunt</td> | ||
<td>HSK 5</td> | <td>HSK 5</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>yuèmǔ</td> | <td>yuèmǔ</td> | ||
<td>mother-in-law</td> | <td>mother-in-law</td> | ||
+ | <td>HSK 6</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>伯母</td> | ||
+ | <td>bómǔ</td> | ||
+ | <td>aunt, wife of father's elder brother</td> | ||
<td>HSK 6</td> | <td>HSK 6</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>paternal grandfather, father's father</td> | <td>paternal grandfather, father's father</td> | ||
<td>HSK 6</td> | <td>HSK 6</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | == Additional Relatives Vocabulary == | ||
+ | |||
+ | These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <table class="table table-bordered table-striped sortable"> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th style="width:15%">Chinese</th> | ||
+ | <th style="width:30%">Pinyin</th> | ||
+ | <th style="width:40%">English</th> | ||
+ | <th style="width:15%" class="">HSK Level</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>侄子</td> | ||
+ | <td>zhízi</td> | ||
+ | <td>nephew (brother's son)</td> | ||
+ | <td>B1</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>侄女</td> | ||
+ | <td>zhínǚ</td> | ||
+ | <td>niece</td> | ||
+ | <td>B1</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>表哥</td> | ||
+ | <td>biǎogē</td> | ||
+ | <td>older male cousin via female line</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>表姐</td> | ||
+ | <td>biǎojiě</td> | ||
+ | <td>older female cousin via female line</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>堂哥</td> | ||
+ | <td>tánggē</td> | ||
+ | <td>cousin (older male on one's father's side)</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>堂姐</td> | ||
+ | <td>tángjiě</td> | ||
+ | <td>older female patrilineal cousin</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>外甥</td> | ||
+ | <td>wàishēng</td> | ||
+ | <td>nephew</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>外甥女</td> | ||
+ | <td>wàishengnǚ</td> | ||
+ | <td>sister's daughter;wife's sibling's daughter</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姨妈</td> | ||
+ | <td>yímā</td> | ||
+ | <td>(coll.) mother's sister</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>舅妈</td> | ||
+ | <td>jiùmā</td> | ||
+ | <td>maternal uncle's wife</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姑妈</td> | ||
+ | <td>gūmā</td> | ||
+ | <td>(coll.) father's married sister</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姨夫</td> | ||
+ | <td>yífu</td> | ||
+ | <td>mother's sister's husband</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姑父</td> | ||
+ | <td>gūfu</td> | ||
+ | <td>father's sister's husband</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>姥爷</td> | ||
+ | <td>lǎoye</td> | ||
+ | <td>maternal grandfather (dialectal)</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>外婆</td> | ||
+ | <td>wàipó</td> | ||
+ | <td>maternal grandmother</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>岳父</td> | ||
+ | <td>yuèfù</td> | ||
+ | <td>father-in-law</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>祖母</td> | ||
+ | <td>zǔmǔ</td> | ||
+ | <td>paternal grandmother, father's mother</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>外祖父</td> | ||
+ | <td>wàizǔfù</td> | ||
+ | <td>maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>外祖母</td> | ||
+ | <td>wàizǔmǔ</td> | ||
+ | <td>mother's mother/maternal grandmother</td> | ||
+ | <td>B2</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> |
Latest revision as of 01:08, 25 October 2022
The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of relatives and family. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.
Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
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爸爸 | bàba | dad | HSK 1 |
妈妈 | māma | mom, mommy, mama | HSK 1 |
哥哥 | gēge | older brother | HSK 2 |
弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | HSK 2 |
姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | HSK 2 |
妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister; young woman | HSK 2 |
阿姨 | āyí | maternal aunt;; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one\'s parents | HSK 3 |
奶奶 | nǎinai | paternal grandmother | HSK 3 |
叔叔 | shūshu | uncle, father's younger brother | HSK 3 |
爷爷 | yéye | paternal grandfather | HSK 3 |
父亲 | fùqin | father | HSK 4 |
母亲 | mǔqīn | mother | HSK 4 |
亲戚 | qīnqi | relatives | HSK 4 |
孙子 | sūnzi | grandson | HSK 4 |
姥姥 | lǎolao | maternal grandmother | HSK 5 |
舅舅 | jiùjiu | uncle (mother's brother) | HSK 5 |
外公 | wàigōng | (coll.) mother's father/maternal grandfather | HSK 5 |
兄弟 | xiōngdì | bros | HSK 5 |
姑姑 | gūgu | paternal aunt | HSK 5 |
岳母 | yuèmǔ | mother-in-law | HSK 6 |
伯母 | bómǔ | aunt, wife of father's elder brother | HSK 6 |
祖父 | zǔfù | paternal grandfather, father's father | HSK 6 |
Additional Relatives Vocabulary
These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic.
Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
---|---|---|---|
侄子 | zhízi | nephew (brother's son) | B1 |
侄女 | zhínǚ | niece | B1 |
表哥 | biǎogē | older male cousin via female line | B2 |
表姐 | biǎojiě | older female cousin via female line | B2 |
堂哥 | tánggē | cousin (older male on one's father's side) | B2 |
堂姐 | tángjiě | older female patrilineal cousin | B2 |
外甥 | wàishēng | nephew | B2 |
外甥女 | wàishengnǚ | sister's daughter;wife's sibling's daughter | B2 |
姨妈 | yímā | (coll.) mother's sister | B2 |
舅妈 | jiùmā | maternal uncle's wife | B2 |
姑妈 | gūmā | (coll.) father's married sister | B2 |
姨夫 | yífu | mother's sister's husband | B2 |
姑父 | gūfu | father's sister's husband | B2 |
姥爷 | lǎoye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) | B2 |
外婆 | wàipó | maternal grandmother | B2 |
岳父 | yuèfù | father-in-law | B2 |
祖母 | zǔmǔ | paternal grandmother, father's mother | B2 |
外祖父 | wàizǔfù | maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father) | B2 |
外祖母 | wàizǔmǔ | mother's mother/maternal grandmother | B2 |
See also
- HSK Nouns (all HSK levels' noun lists together)