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HSK 5 Vocabulary: 32 Words for Family and Friends

HSK 5 Vocabulary · part 13 · 32 words 11:41 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English

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家庭 jiātíng: family, household. I have a happy family. 我有一个幸福的家庭。 Wǒ yǒu yí ge xìngfú de jiātíng.
姥姥 lǎolao: grandma (mother's mother). Grandma is my mum's mum. 姥姥是妈妈的妈妈。 Lǎolao shì māma de māma.
舅舅 jiùjiu: uncle (mother's brother). My uncle is my mum's big brother. 舅舅是妈妈的哥哥。 Jiùjiu shì māma de gēge.
姑姑 gūgu: aunt (father's sister). My aunt is my dad's little sister. 姑姑是爸爸的妹妹。 Gūgu shì bàba de mèimei.
兄弟 xiōngdì: brothers. The two of them are brothers. 他们两个是兄弟。 Tāmen liǎng ge shì xiōngdì.
太太 tàitai: wife, Mrs. This is my wife. 这是我太太。 Zhè shì wǒ tàitai.
家乡 jiāxiāng: hometown. My hometown is in the south. 我的家乡在南方。 Wǒ de jiāxiāng zài nánfāng.
女士 nǚshì: lady, Ms. That lady is our new teacher. 那位女士是我们的新老师。 Nà wèi nǚshì shì wǒmen de xīn lǎoshī.
姑娘 gūniang: girl, young woman. That girl sings very well. 那个姑娘唱歌唱得很好。 Nàge gūniang chàng gē chàng de hěn hǎo.
小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi: young man, lad. This young man is very tall. 这个小伙子很高。 Zhège xiǎohuǒzi hěn gāo.
宝贝 bǎobèi: baby, darling. Mum is holding her little baby. 妈妈抱着她的小宝贝。 Māma bào zhe tā de xiǎo bǎobèi.
伙伴 huǒbàn: partner, buddy. He was my good buddy when I was little. 他是我小时候的好伙伴。 Tā shì wǒ xiǎo shíhou de hǎo huǒbàn.
恋爱 liàn'ài: to be in love, to date. They've been in love for three years. 他们恋爱三年了。 Tāmen liàn'ài sān nián le.
亲爱 qīn'ài: dear. Happy birthday, dear! 亲爱的,生日快乐! Qīn'ài de, shēngrì kuàilè!
吻 wěn: to kiss. Mum kissed the child's face. 妈妈吻了一下孩子的脸。 Māma wěn le yíxià háizi de liǎn.
婚姻 hūnyīn: marriage. Their marriage is very happy. 他们的婚姻很幸福。 Tāmen de hūnyīn hěn xìngfú.
吵架 chǎojià: to quarrel. They quarrelled yesterday. 他们昨天吵架了。 Tāmen zuótiān chǎojià le.
离婚 líhūn: to divorce. They divorced last year. 他们去年离婚了。 Tāmen qùnián líhūn le.
打招呼 dǎ zhāohu: to say hello. When you see a teacher in the street, say hello. 在路上看到老师,要打招呼。 Zài lù shang kàn dào lǎoshī, yào dǎ zhāohu.
问候 wènhòu: to send one's regards. Please give your parents my regards. 请替我问候你的父母。 Qǐng tì wǒ wènhòu nǐ de fùmǔ.
拥抱 yōngbào: to hug. When they met, they hugged. 见面的时候,她们拥抱了一下。 Jiàn miàn de shíhou, tāmen yōngbào le yíxià.
告别 gàobié: to say goodbye. At the airport we said goodbye to our friends. 在机场,我们和朋友告别。 Zài jīchǎng, wǒmen hé péngyou gàobié.
想念 xiǎngniàn: to miss (someone). I really miss my family. 我很想念我的家人。 Wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn wǒ de jiārén.
怀念 huáiniàn: to look back fondly on. I often look back fondly on my university days. 我常常怀念大学的生活。 Wǒ chángcháng huáiniàn dàxué de shēnghuó.
彼此 bǐcǐ: each other. Good friends should help each other. 好朋友要彼此帮助。 Hǎo péngyou yào bǐcǐ bāngzhù.
对方 duìfāng: the other person. When you talk, look at the other person. 说话的时候要看着对方。 Shuō huà de shíhou yào kàn zhe duìfāng.
相处 xiāngchǔ: to get along. I get along well with my new classmates. 我和新同学相处得很好。 Wǒ hé xīn tóngxué xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.
疼爱 téng'ài: to love dearly. Grandpa and Grandma love their grandson dearly. 爷爷奶奶非常疼爱孙子。 Yéye nǎinai fēicháng téng'ài sūnzi.
孝顺 xiàoshùn: caring towards parents. He's good to his parents and often goes home to see them. 他很孝顺,常常回家看父母。 Tā hěn xiàoshùn, chángcháng huí jiā kàn fùmǔ.
乖 guāi: well-behaved. This child is very good; he doesn't cry or make a fuss. 这个孩子很乖,不哭也不闹。 Zhège háizi hěn guāi, bù kū yě bú nào.
调皮 tiáopí: naughty. My little brother is naughty and always runs around. 弟弟很调皮,总是跑来跑去。 Dìdi hěn tiáopí, zǒngshì pǎo lái pǎo qù.
逗 dòu: to tease, to amuse. Dad makes the child laugh. 爸爸逗孩子笑。 Bàba dòu háizi xiào.

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