Family & Relationships Vocabulary
Family Members (家庭成员 jiātíng chéngyuán) Note on Chinese address terms: Chinese distinguishes between paternal and maternal relatives. Your father's parents are 爷爷/奶奶 (yéye/nǎinai), while your mother's parents are 外公/外婆 (wàigōng/wàipó). Siblings are also addressed differently based on relative age: 哥哥 (older brother) vs 弟弟 (younger brother). Immediate Family (直系亲属 zhíxì qīnshǔ) Chinese Pinyin English Example Sentence HSK 爸爸 bàba father / dad 我爸爸是老师。My dad is a teacher. 1 妈妈 māma...