Chinese Vocabulary · 中文词汇
Identity and Family in Chinese
身份与家庭词汇 shēnfèn yǔ jiātíng cíhuì
Before we look up identity and family words in Chinese, I want to tell you a not important fact. There are three kinds of fans in China. The first one is 团粉 (tuánfěn). It means you like the whole idol group. The second one is 唯粉 (wéifěn). It means you like only one specific person in that idol group. The third one is the worst one, which is 黑粉 (hēifěn). 黑 (hēi) is a transliterated word of the English word “hate.” So 黑粉 (hēifěn) means anti-fan. They sometimes do a lot of crazy things.
Who’s who
Identity Words in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 身份 | shēnfèn | Identity | 신분 | 身分 |
| 姑娘 | gūniang | Lady | 아가씨 | お嬢さん |
| 女士 | nǚshì | Madam | 부인/여사 | 奥さん |
| 男子 | nánzǐ | Male | 남자 | 男子 |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | Female | 여자 | 女子 |
| 大哥 | dàgē | Big bro | 형/오빠 | 兄さん |
| 大姐 | dàjiě | Big sis | 누나/언니 | 姉さん |
| 大妈 | dàmā | Aunt | 아주머님 | おばさん |
| 大爷 | dàyé | Uncle | 아저씨 | おじさん |
| 儿童 | értóng | Children | 아동 | 児童 |
| 好友 | hǎoyǒu | Good friend | 친한 친구 | 親友 |
| 伙伴 | huǒbàn | Partner | 파트너 | 仲間 |
| 美女 | měinǚ | Beautiful woman | 미녀 | 美女 |
| 帅哥 | shuàigē | Handsome guy | 킹카 | イケメン |
| 读者 | dúzhě | Reader | 독자 | 読者 |
| 歌迷 | gēmí | (Song) fan | 노래 팬 | (歌)ファン |
| 球迷 | qiúmí | (Game) fan | 축구 팬 | (球)ファン |
| 敌人 | dírén | Enemy | 적 | 敵 |
| 战士 | zhànshì | Warrior | 전사 | 戦士 |
| 会员 | huìyuán | Member | 회원 | 会員 |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | Member | 성원 | 成員 |
Putting it all together
Examples
大哥，你東西掉了！大哥，你东西掉了！ Hey bro, you dropped something!
大姐說明天以前你要把錢交出來。大姐说明天以前你要把钱交出来。 Boss said you have to hand over the money by tomorrow.
我是Tiffany老師的粉絲！我是Tiffany老师的粉丝！ I am a fan of teacher Tiffany! 😂
Close to home
Family Words in Chinese
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Korean | Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 父亲 | fùqīn | Father (formal) | 아버님 | お父様 |
| 母亲 | mǔqīn | Mother (formal) | 어머님 | お母様 |
| 夫婦 | fūfù | Married couple | 부부 | 夫婦 |
| 夫妻 | fūqī | Married couple (formal) | 부처 | 夫妻 |
| 夫人 | fūrén | Wife (formal) | 부인 | 夫人 |
| 姐妹 | jiěmèi | Sisters | 자매 | 姉妹 |
| 兄弟 | xiōngdì | Brothers | 형제 | 兄弟 |
| 宝宝 | bǎobao | Baby; infant | 아기 | 赤ちゃん |
| 宝贝 | bǎobèi | Baby; honey | 자기 | ハニー |
| 老公 | lǎogōng | Husband (coll.) | 여보 | あなた |
| 老婆 | lǎopó | Wife (coll.) | 여보 | あなた |
| 妻子 | qīzi | Wife (written) | 아내 | 妻 |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfū | Husband (written) | 남편 | 旦那 |
| 叔叔 | shúshu | Uncle | 아저씨 | おじさん |
| 阿姨 | āyí | Aunt | 이모 | おば |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | Children; offspring | 자녀 | 子女 |
| 孙子 | sūnzi | Grandson | 손자 | 孫 |
| 孙女 | sūnnǚ | Granddaughter | 손녀 | 孫娘 |
| 新娘 | xīnniáng | Bride | 신부 | 新婦 |
| 新郎 | xīnláng | Groom | 신랑 | 新郎 |
Putting it all together
Examples
街口賣花的叔叔以前真是個大帥哥街口卖花的叔叔以前真是个大帅哥 The man selling flowers at the street corner used to be a really handsome guy.
我爺爺一共有23個孫子，我是第7個我爷爷一共有23个孙子，我是第7个 My grandfather has a total of 23 grandchildren, and I am the seventh.
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