LaowaiChinese dictionary

Day 2 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary

Family and friends

哥哥 and 姐姐 mean older siblings; 弟弟 and 妹妹 mean younger siblings. Place 的 between a person and a noun to show possession.

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  1. 爸爸 bàba

    dad; father

    我爸爸在家。

    Wǒ bàba zài jiā.

    My dad is at home.

  2. 妈妈 māma

    mum; mother

    妈妈喜欢喝茶。

    Māma xǐhuan hē chá.

    Mum likes drinking tea.

  3. 儿子 érzi

    son

    她儿子三岁了。

    Tā érzi sān suì le.

    Her son is three years old.

  4. 女儿 nǚ’ér

    daughter

    我女儿喜欢看书。

    Wǒ nǚ'ér xǐhuan kàn shū.

    My daughter likes reading.

  5. 哥哥 gēge

    older brother

    我哥哥在工作。

    Wǒ gēge zài gōngzuò.

    My older brother is working.

  6. 姐姐 jiějie

    older sister

    姐姐明天来。

    Jiějie míngtiān lái.

    My older sister is coming tomorrow.

  7. 弟弟 dìdi

    younger brother

    弟弟在学校。

    Dìdi zài xuéxiào.

    My younger brother is at school.

  8. 妹妹 mèimei

    younger sister

    妹妹喜欢苹果。

    Mèimei xǐhuan píngguǒ.

    My younger sister likes apples.

  9. 家 jiā

    home; family

    我家有四个人。

    Wǒ jiā yǒu sì ge rén.

    There are four people in my family.

  10. 老师 lǎoshī

    teacher

    老师在写字。

    Lǎoshī zài xiě zì.

    The teacher is writing characters.

  11. 学生 xuéshēng

    student

    这些学生在学习。

    Zhèxiē xuésheng zài xuéxí.

    These students are studying.

  12. 朋友 péngyou

    friend

    我的朋友住在这里。

    Wǒ de péngyou zhù zài zhèlǐ.

    My friend lives here.

Sentences, translations and practice: original Laowai teaching material. Pinyin shows the spoken tone changes of 一 and 不. Set membership uses the November 2025 examination syllabus; examples can contain words from other levels.

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