Chinese Family Vocabulary
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | 哥哥ge ge | noun | A1 |
| daughter | 女儿nü er | noun | A1 |
| father | 父亲fu qin | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | 祖父zu fu | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | 祖母zu mu | noun | A1 |
| mother | 母亲mu qin | noun | A1 |
| sister | 妹妹mei mei | noun | A1 |
| son | 儿子er zi | noun | A1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | 阿姨a yi | noun | A1 |
| child | 孩子hai zi | noun | A1 |
| cousin | 表亲biao qin | noun | A1 |
| husband | 丈夫zhang fu | noun | A1 |
| parent | 父母fu mu | noun | A1 |
| uncle | 叔叔shu shu | noun | A1 |
| wife | 妻子qi zi | noun | A1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | 祖先zu xian | noun | A2 |
| generation | 一代yi dai | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 出生chu sheng | noun | A1 |
| childhood | 童年tong nian | noun | A2 |
| death | 死亡si wang | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
