Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.

Family & Friends in Chinese

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Family & Relatives

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
friendship友谊yǒu yì
family [Sg]家庭jiā tíng
families [Pl]家庭jiā tíng
parents父母fù mǔ
father [Sg]父亲fù qīn
fathers [Pl]父亲fù qīn
dad [Sg]爸爸bà ba
dads [Pl]爸爸bà ba
daddy [Sg]爹地diē dì
daddies [Pl]爹地diē dì
mother [Sg]母亲mǔ qīn
mothers [Pl]母亲mǔ qīn
mom [Sg]妈妈mā ma
moms [Pl]妈妈mā ma
mommy [Sg]妈咪mā mī
mommies [Pl]妈咪mā mī
siblings / brothers and sisters兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèi
brother哥哥
弟弟
gē ge
dì di

sister姐姐
妹妹
jiě jie
mèi mei

child [Sg]儿童ér tóng
children [Pl]儿童ér tóng
son [Sg]儿子ér zi
sons [Pl]儿子ér zi
daughter [Sg]女儿nǚ ér
daughters [Pl]女儿nǚ ér
grandparents祖父母
外祖父母
zǔ fù mǔ
wài zǔ fù mǔ

grandfather [Sg](外)祖父(wài)zǔ fù
grandfathers [Pl](外)祖父(wài)zǔ fù
grandpa [Sg]爷爷
外公
yé ye
wài gōng

grandpas [Pl]爷爷
外公
yé ye
wài gōng

grandmother [Sg](外)祖母(wài)zǔ mǔ
grandmothers [Pl](外)祖母(wài)zǔ mǔ
grandma [Sg]奶奶
外婆
nǎi nai
wài pó

grandmas [Pl]奶奶
外婆
nǎi nai
wài pó

grandchild [Sg](外)孙子
(外)孙女
(wài)sūn zi
(wài)sūn nǚ

grandchildren [Pl](外)孙子
(外)孙女
(wài)sūn zi
(wài)sūn nǚ

uncle [Sg]叔父
伯父
伯伯
舅父
shū fù
bó fù
bó bo
jiù fù



uncles [Pl]叔父
伯父
伯伯
舅父
shū fù
bó fù
bó bo
jiù fù



aunt [Sg]姑母
姨母
伯母
舅母
gū mǔ
yí mǔ
bó mǔ
jiù mǔ
aunts [Pl]姑母
姨母
伯母
舅母
gū mǔ
yí mǔ
bó mǔ
jiù mǔ
cousin [Sg]堂兄(或弟、姐、妹)
表兄(或弟、姐、妹)
táng xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi)
biǎo xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi)
cousins [Pl]堂兄(或弟、姐、妹)
表兄(或弟、姐、妹)
táng xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi)
biǎo xiōng (huò dì, jiě, mèi)

Love & Friendship

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
loveài
(to) loveài
I love you我爱你wǒ ài nǐ
I love you very much我非常爱你wǒ fēi cháng ài nǐ
boyfriend男朋友nán péng yǒu
girlfriend女朋友nǚ péng yǒu
Do you want to marry me?你愿意嫁给我吗?nǐ yuàn yì jià gěi wǒ ma?
husband [Sg]丈夫zhàng fū
husbands [Pl]丈夫zhàng fū
wife [Sg]妻子qī zǐ
wives [Pl]妻子qī zǐ
married已婚妇女yǐ hūn fù nǚ
married已婚男子yǐ hūn nán zǐ
friendship友谊yǒu yì

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