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HSK 2 Vocabulary: 33 Words for Family and Friends

HSK 2 Vocabulary · part 2 · 33 words 10:57 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English

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您 nín: you (polite). Hello, Teacher Wang! (polite you) 王老师,您好! Wáng lǎoshī, nín hǎo!
姓 xìng: to be surnamed; surname. What is your surname? 您姓什么? Nín xìng shénme?
哥哥 gēge: older brother. I have an older brother. 我有一个哥哥。 Wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge.
姐姐 jiějie: older sister. My older sister is a doctor. 我姐姐是医生。 Wǒ jiějie shì yīshēng.
弟弟 dìdi: younger brother. My younger brother is eight. 我弟弟八岁。 Wǒ dìdi bā suì.
妹妹 mèimei: younger sister. My younger sister likes singing. 妹妹喜欢唱歌。 Mèimei xǐhuan chàng gē.
丈夫 zhàngfu: husband. My older sister's husband is a teacher. 姐姐的丈夫是老师。 Jiějie de zhàngfu shì lǎoshī.
妻子 qīzi: wife. His wife works at a hospital. 他的妻子在医院工作。 Tā de qīzi zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.
孩子 háizi: child. They have three children. 他们有三个孩子。 Tāmen yǒu sān ge háizi.
男人 nánrén: man. Who is that man? 那个男人是谁? Nà ge nánrén shì shéi?
女人 nǚrén: woman. This woman is my mum. 这个女人是我妈妈。 Zhè ge nǚrén shì wǒ māma.
运动 yùndòng: sport; to exercise. I like sport. 我喜欢运动。 Wǒ xǐhuan yùndòng.
跑步 pǎo bù: to run, to jog. My older brother runs in the morning. 哥哥早上跑步。 Gēge zǎoshang pǎo bù.
游泳 yóu yǒng: to swim. I can swim. 我会游泳。 Wǒ huì yóu yǒng.
踢 tī: to kick. What is my younger brother kicking? 弟弟在踢什么? Dìdi zài tī shénme?
打篮球 dǎ lánqiú: to play basketball. In the afternoon we go and play basketball. 下午我们去打篮球。 Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù dǎ lánqiú.
高 gāo: tall, high. My older brother is very tall. 哥哥很高。 Gēge hěn gāo.
快 kuài: fast, quick. David, come quickly! 大卫,快来! Dàwèi, kuài lái!
慢 màn: slow. Please speak a bit more slowly. 请说慢一点儿。 Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎnr.
身体 shēntǐ: body; health. Dad is in good health. 爸爸身体很好。 Bàba shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
眼睛 yǎnjing: eye. Xiao Hong's eyes are very pretty. 小红的眼睛很漂亮。 Xiǎo Hóng de yǎnjing hěn piàoliang.
生病 shēng bìng: to get ill. My younger sister is ill. 妹妹生病了。 Mèimei shēng bìng le.
药 yào: medicine. My younger sister took her medicine. 妹妹吃了药。 Mèimei chī le yào.
生日 shēngrì: birthday. Today is my birthday. 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì.
快乐 kuàilè: happy. Happy birthday! 生日快乐! Shēngrì kuàilè!
欢迎 huānyíng: to welcome. Welcome to my home! 欢迎你来我家! Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā!
大家 dàjiā: everyone. Hello, everyone! 大家好! Dàjiā hǎo!
介绍 jièshào: to introduce. Let me introduce you: this is my classmate. 我来介绍,这是我同学。 Wǒ lái jièshào, zhè shì wǒ tóngxué.
一起 yìqǐ: together. We eat together. 我们一起吃饭。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chī fàn.
玩 wán: to play, to have fun. The children are playing at home. 孩子们在家里玩。 Háizimen zài jiā li wán.
笑 xiào: to laugh, to smile. Everyone laughed. 大家都笑了。 Dàjiā dōu xiào le.
送 sòng: to give (as a present). I'm giving you a book. 我送你一本书。 Wǒ sòng nǐ yì běn shū.
给 gěi: to give; for. My older sister gave me an apple. 姐姐给了我一个苹果。 Jiějie gěi le wǒ yí ge píngguǒ.

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