Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
People and family
Family members, ages and the words for the people around you. 70 words, with the pinyin in tone colours and the English meaning. Every one of them is on the HSK 3.0 list for levels 1 to 4.
Study this themeLearn these 70 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 人 | rén | person, people | HSK 1 | ||
| 孩子 | háizi | child | HSK 1 | ||
| 女 | nǚ | female, woman | HSK 1 | ||
| 妈妈 | māma | mum | HSK 1 | ||
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr, sir; husband | HSK 1 | ||
| 男 | nán | male, man | HSK 1 | ||
| 儿子 | érzi | son | HSK 1 | ||
| 名字 | míngzi | name | HSK 1 | ||
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter | HSK 1 | ||
| 爸爸 | bàba | dad | HSK 1 | ||
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | HSK 1 | ||
| 家人 | jiārén | family member | HSK 1 | ||
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | HSK 1 | ||
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister | HSK 1 | ||
| 女士 | nǚshì | Ms, lady | HSK 1 | ||
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | HSK 1 | ||
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child, kid | HSK 1 | ||
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife | HSK 2 | ||
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband | HSK 2 | ||
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma (father's mother) | HSK 2 | ||
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandpa (father's father) | HSK 2 | ||
| 姓 | xìng | surname; to be surnamed | HSK 2 | ||
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | full name | HSK 2 | ||
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | girl | HSK 2 | ||
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child | HSK 2 | ||
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | boy | HSK 2 | ||
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman | HSK 3 | ||
| 男人 | nánrén | man | HSK 3 | ||
| 子 | zǐ | child; seed | HSK 3 | ||
| 年轻 | niánqīng | young | HSK 3 | ||
| 女生 | nǚshēng | girl, female student | HSK 3 | ||
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born | HSK 3 | ||
| 大人 | dàren | adult | HSK 3 | ||
| 老人 | lǎorén | old person | HSK 3 | ||
| 男生 | nánshēng | boy, male student | HSK 3 | ||
| 姐妹 | jiěmèi | sisters | HSK 3 | ||
| 夫妻 | fūqī | married couple | HSK 3 | ||
| 叔叔 | shūshu | uncle | HSK 3 | ||
| 名人 | míngrén | famous person | HSK 3 | ||
| 阿姨 | āyí | auntie | HSK 3 | ||
| 爱人 | àiren | husband or wife | HSK 3 | ||
| 者 | zhě | person who (suffix) | HSK 4 | ||
| 活 | huó | to live; alive | HSK 4 | ||
| 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth | HSK 4 | ||
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family, household | HSK 4 | ||
| 父亲 | fùqīn | father | HSK 4 | ||
| 父母 | fùmǔ | parents | HSK 4 | ||
| 母亲 | mǔqīn | mother | HSK 4 | ||
| 兄弟 | xiōngdì | brothers | HSK 4 | ||
| 女性 | nǚxìng | woman, female | HSK 4 | ||
| 姑娘 | gūniang | girl, young woman | HSK 4 | ||
| 儿童 | értóng | child | HSK 4 | ||
| 年龄 | niánlíng | age | HSK 4 | ||
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | parent (of a pupil) | HSK 4 | ||
| 男性 | nánxìng | male, man | HSK 4 | ||
| 青年 | qīngnián | young person, youth | HSK 4 | ||
| 少年 | shàonián | teenager, youth | HSK 4 | ||
| 小伙子 | xiǎohuǒzi | young man | HSK 4 | ||
| 亲戚 | qīnqi | relative | HSK 4 | ||
| 男士 | nánshì | gentleman | HSK 4 | ||
| 童年 | tóngnián | childhood | HSK 4 | ||
| 孙子 | sūnzi | grandson | HSK 4 | ||
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age | HSK 4 | ||
| 性别 | xìngbié | sex, gender | HSK 4 | ||
| 父子 | fùzǐ | father and son | HSK 4 | ||
| 老年 | lǎonián | old age | HSK 4 | ||
| 孙女 | sūnnǚ | granddaughter | HSK 4 | ||
| 母女 | mǔnǚ | mother and daughter | HSK 4 | ||
| 母子 | mǔzǐ | mother and son | HSK 4 | ||
| 父女 | fùnǚ | father and daughter | HSK 4 |