A. 生词表/生詞表 Vocabulary

1. 【爸爸/妈妈】【爸爸/媽媽】bàba/ māma - father/mother
2. 【爷爷/奶奶】【爺爺/奶奶】yéye/ nǎinai - grandfather/grandmother(father side)
3. 【姥姥/姥爷】lǎolǎo/ lǎo yé 【外婆/外公】wàipó wàigōng - grandpa/grandma(mother side) 
4. 【哥哥/嫂子】【哥哥/嫂子】gēgē /sǎo zǐ - older brother/older brother’s wife 
5. 【姐姐/姐夫】【姐姐/姐夫】jiějiě/ jiěfū - older sister/oldersister’s husband
6. 【弟弟/弟妹】【弟弟/弟妹】dìdì/ dì mèi - younger brother/younger brother’s wife 
7. 【妹妹/妹夫】【妹妹/妹夫】mèimei /mèifū - younger sister/younger sister’s husband
8. 【姑姑/姑父】【姑姑/姑父】gūgu /gūfu - father’s sister/father sister’s husband
9. 【姨/姨夫】yí/ yífu【阿姨/姨夫】āyí/ yífu - mother’s sister/mother’s sister’s husband 
10. 【舅舅/舅妈】【舅舅/舅媽】iùjiù/ jiùmā - mother’s brother/mother’s brother’s wife
11. 【叔叔/ 婶婶】【叔叔/嬸嬸】shū shū /shěn shěn - father’s younger brother/father’s younger brother’s wife
12. 【兄弟/姐妹】【兄弟/姐妹】xiōngdì/ jiěmèi - brother/sister
13. 【亲戚】【親戚】qīnqi - relatives
14. 【孩子】【孩子】háizi - child
15. 【妻子/丈夫】【妻子/丈夫】qīzi/ zhàngfu - wife/husband
16. 【结婚】【結婚】jiéhūn - marry
17. 【健在】【健在】jiàn zài - be still living and in good health
18. 【身体】【身體】shēntǐ - the body,health
19. 【工程师】【工程師】gōngchéngshī - engineer
20. 【一家人/家人】【一家人/家人】yī jiārén/ jiārén - of one family/family member

B. 例句/例句 Sample Sentences

例句1 / Sentence 1

• 【你有兄弟姐妹吗？】
• 【你有兄弟姐妹嗎?】
• nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma
• Do you have any brothers or sisters?

例句2 / Sentence 2

• 【我有一个哥哥和两个姐姐】
• 【我有一個哥哥和兩個姐姐】
• wǒ yǒu yī gè gēgē hé liǎng gè jiějiě
• I have one brother and two sisters

例句3 / Sentence 3

• 【你的妻子（丈夫）最近好吗？】
• 【你的妻子（丈夫）最近好嗎?】
• nǐde qīzi （zhàngfu） zuì jìn hǎo ma？
• how is your wife(husband)（ lately）?

例句4 / Sentence 4

• 【他（她）很好】
• 【他（她）很好】
• tā hěn hǎo 
• she(he) is very good

例句5/ Sentence5

• 【你的爷爷奶奶和姥姥姥爷还都健在吗？】
• 【你的爺爺奶奶和外婆外公還都健在嗎?】
• nǐde yéye nǎinai hé lǎolǎo lǎo yé（wàipó wàigōng） hái dōu jiàn zài ma？
• Is your grandparents still live?

例句6/ Sentence 6

• 【是的，他们的身体都很好】
• 【是的，他們的身體都很好】
• shìde tāmende shēntǐ dōu hěn hǎo 
• yes, all of them are very healthy

例句7 / Sentence 7

• 【我的嫂子是一个很善良的人】
• 【我的嫂子是一個很善良的人】
• wǒde sǎo zǐ shì yī gè hěn shànliáng de rén
• my sister in law is a very kind person

例句8 / Sentence 8

• 【我的叔叔是个工程师】
• 【我的叔叔是個工程師】
• wǒde shū shū shì gè gōngchéngshī
• My uncle is a engineer

例句9 / Sentence 9

• 【我有很多亲戚】
• 【我有很多親戚】
• wǒ yǒu hěnduō qīnqi
• I have many relatives

例句10 / Sentence 10

• 【我的弟妹刚刚生了一个孩子，我的弟弟非常高兴】
• 【我的弟妹剛剛生了一個孩子，我的弟弟非常高興】
• wǒde dì mèi gānggāng shēng le yī gè háizi， wǒde dìdì fēicháng gāoxìng
• My sister in law just gave birth to a child,my brother is very happy

例句11/ Sentence11

• 【我和他是一家人】
• 【我和他是一家人】
• wǒ hé tā shì yī jiārén
• Me and him are family

C. 对话练习/對話練習 Dialogue

Kate:

• 【好久不见，你最近去哪里了？】
• 【好久不見，你最近去哪裡了?】
• hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn nǐ zuì jìn qù nǎ li le？
• long time no see.where have you been?

Lee:

• 【我们一家人去国外旅游了】
• 【我們一家人去國外旅遊了】
• wǒmen yī jiārén qù guówài lǚyóu le
• Me and my family travelled to abroad

kate:

• 【是和你的妻子和孩子一起去的吗？】
• 【是和你的妻子和孩子一起去的嗎?】
• shì hé nǐde qīzi hé hái zi yī qǐ qù de ma？
• Did you go there with your wife and your child?

Lee:

• 【不是，还有我的爸爸妈妈和妹妹】
• 【不是，還有我的爸爸媽媽和妹妹】
• búshì ，háiyǒu wǒde bàba māma hé mèimei
• No,My father,mother and younger sister also went with us.

Kate:

• 【我听说你的妹妹去年结婚了，你的妹夫是做什么的？】
• 【我聽說你的妹妹去年結婚了，你的妹妹是做什麼的?】
• wǒ tīngshuō nǐde mèimei qùnián jiéhūn le， nǐde mèifū shì zuò shénme de？
• I heard you sister get married last year,what does her husband do?

Lee:

• 【他是个工程师。kate你的家人都好吗？】
• 【他是個工程師。Kate你的家人都好嗎?】
• tā shì gè gōng chéngshī,kate nǐde jiārén dōu hǎo ma
• he is an engineer.kate,how is your family?

Kate:

• 【他们都很好，谢谢】
• 【他們都很好，謝謝】
• tāmen dōu hěn hǎo , xièxiè
• They are fine,thanks

Lee:

• 【明天是我的孩子的生日，我想邀请你和你的丈夫晚上六点半来我家吃饭】
• 【明天是我的孩子生日，我想邀請你和你的丈夫晚上六點半來我家吃飯】
• míng tiān shì wǒde háizi de shēng rì, wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ hé nǐde zhàngfu wǎnshàng liù diǎn bàn lái wǒ jiā chī fàn
• tomorrow is my child’s birthday,i would like to invite you and your husband come to my house for dinner at 6 o’clock 

Kate:

• 【谢谢你的邀请，我们一定会准时到的】
• 【謝謝你的邀請，我們一定會準時到的】
• xièxiè nǐde yāoqǐng, wǒmen yīdìng huì zhǔnshí dào de 
• Thanks for your invitation,we will go there on time.

Lee:

• 【就这么说定了，我们明天见】
• 【就這麼說定了，我們明天見】
• jiù zhème shuōdìng le, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn
• That’s it,deal,we will see you tomorrow

Kate:

• 【好的，明天见】
• 【好的，明天見】
• hǎo de ,míngtiān jiàn
• ok,see you tomorrow

D. How to call “Husband” and “Wife” in Chinese?

1) Husband

Women usually call their husbands as “老公/ 老公(lăogōng)” and “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà).” These two terms are quite informal and colloquial. “老公/ 老公 (lăogōng)” refers to the man with whom a woman will live a long time together (i.e., get old together). In this term, “老/老 (lăo)” means “old” and “公 /公(gōng)” refers to male. “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà)” directly means “my kids’ father,” “他/他 (tā)” is the equivalent word of “he,” and “她/她 (tā)” means “she.” “先生/先生 (xiānsheng)” also means “husband” and is very formal. Actually, besides the meaning of “husband,” this term has broad usages. The male teachers have also been called “先生/先生 (xiānsheng).” People entitle these distinguished and honorable person as “先生/先生 (xiānsheng),” such as accomplished scientists, politics and literary greats.

“丈夫 /丈夫(zhàngfu)” is a widely used term referring to “husband” (formal). The general meaning of “夫 /夫 (fū)” means “male.” “爱人/愛人 (àiren)” also means “husband.” “爱/愛 (ài)” means “love,” and “人/人 (rén)” means “person.” The combination of “爱 /愛(ài)” and “人/人 (rén)” literally means “the person you love.” And it can also refer to “wife.” So the introduction “这是我的爱人/這是我的愛人 (Zhè shì wŏ de àiren) This is my husband/wife” can be used both by wives and husbands.

2) Wife

“老婆/老婆 (lăopo)” refers to the woman with whom a man will live a long time together (i.e., get old together). “孩子她/孩子她/他妈/他媽 (háizi tā/tā mā)” is the equivalent term as “孩子他/孩子他/她爸 /她爸(háizi tā/tā bà),” and the meaning is “my kids’ mom.” That is, my kids’ mom is my wife.Tese three terms “妻子/妻子, 夫人/夫人, 太太/太太 (qīzi, fūrén, tàitai)” are used to address married women in formal situations. “妻子/妻子 (qīzi)” is generally used along with “丈夫/丈夫 (zhàngfu).” “夫人/夫人 (fūrén)” and “太太/太太 (tàitai)” show more respect to the married women than do other terms.

Alisa from ChineseTeachers.com