Chinese Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	CHINESE
the great-grandfather	zēng zǔ fù
the great grandmother	zēng zǔ mǔ
the grandfather	zǔ fù
the grandmother	zǔ mǔ
the grandson	sūn zi
the granddaughter	sūn nǚ
the grandchildren	sūn zi men
the father	fù qīn
the mother	mǔ qīn
the parents	fù mǔ
the child	hái zi
the children	hái zi men
the son	ér zi
the daughter	nǚ ér
a baby	yí gè yīng ér
a teenager	yí gè shào nián
the adults	dà ren
the brother	xiōng dì
the sister	jiě jiě
half-brother	tóng fù yì mǔ de xiōng dì
half-sister	tóng fù yì mǔ de mèi mèi
a twin	shuāng bāo tāi
the uncle	jiù jiù
the aunt	ā yí
the cousin	biǎo dì
the cousin	biǎo dì
the nephew	zhí zi
the niece	zhí nǚ
a friend	yí gè péng you
the boyfriend	nán péng yǒu
the girlfriend	nǚ péng yǒu
the fiancé	wèi hūn fū
the groom	xīn láng
the husband	zhàng fu
the wife	qī zi
the parents-in-law	yuè fù mǔ
father-in-law	yuè fù
the mother-in-law	pó pó
the brother-in-law	jiě fu
the sister-in-law	sǎo zi
the son-in-law	nǚ xù
the daughter-in-law	ér xí fu
a family member	jiā tíng chéng yuán
adopted	cǎi yòng
only son	dú shēng zǐ

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