Collins Mandarin Chinese Visual Dictionary. Collins Dictionaries

is your birthday?

      你的生日是什么时候？

      nǐ de shēng rì shì shén me shí hou

      I’m … years old.

      我…岁。

      wǒ … suì

      I was born in…

      我是…生的。

      wǒ shì … shēng de

      Where do you live?

      你住哪里？

      nǐ zhù nǎ lǐ

      Where are you from?

      你从哪里来？

      nǐ cóng nǎ lǐ lái

      I’m from…

      我从…来。

      wǒ cóng … lái

      I live in…

      我住在…。

      wǒ zhù zài

      I’m…

      我是…。

      wǒ shì

      Scottish

      苏格兰的／人

      sū gé lán de/rén

      English

      英格兰的／人

      yīng gé lán de/rén

      Irish

      爱尔兰的／人

      ài ěr lán de/rén

      Welsh

      威尔士的／人

      wēi ěr shì de/rén

      British

      英国的／人

      yīng guó de/rén

      Are you married/single?

      你结婚了／单身吗？

      nǐ jié hūn le/dān shēn ma

      I’m married.

      我结婚了。

      wǒ jié hūn le

      I have a partner.

      我有伴侣。

      wǒ yǒu bàn lǚ

      I’m single.

      我单身。

      wǒ dān shēn

      I’m divorced.

      我离婚了。

      wǒ lí hūn le

      I’m widowed.

      我丧偶。

      wǒ sàng ǒu

      Do you have any children?

      你有孩子吗？

      nǐ yǒu hái zi ma

      I have … children.

      我有…个孩子。

      wǒ yǒu … gè hái zi

      I don’t have any children.

      我没有孩子。

      wǒ méi yǒu hái zi

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      You might be asked about your age, occupation, or even your salary by people who are not that close to you. Don’t be offended, this is part of the Chinese culture, although people’s views on privacy are starting to change.

      FAMILY AND FRIENDS | 家人和朋友

      This is my…

      这是我的…。

      zhè shì wǒ de

      These are my…

      这些是我的…。

      zhè xiē shì wǒ de

      husband

      丈夫

      zhàng fu

      wife

      妻子

      qī zǐ

      boyfriend

      男朋友

      nán péng you

      girlfriend

      女朋友

      nǚ péng you

      partner

      伴侣

      bàn lǚ

      fiancé/fiancée

      未婚夫／妻

      wèi hūn fū/qī

      son

      儿子

      ér zi

      daughter

      女儿

      nǚ ér

      parents

      父母

      fù mǔ

      mother

      母亲

      mǔ qīn

      father

      父亲

      fù qīn

      brother

      兄弟

      xiōng dì

      sister

      姐妹

      jiě mèi

      grandfather

      祖父

      zǔ fù

      grandmother

      祖母

      zǔ mǔ

      granddaughter

      孙女

      sūn nǚ

      grandson

      孙子

      sūn zi

      mother-in-law

      婆母／岳母

      pó mǔ/yuè mǔ

      father-in-law

      公公／岳父

      gōng gong/yuè fù

      daughter-in-law

      儿媳妇

      ér xí fù

      son-in-law

      女婿

      nǚ xu

      brother-in-law

      姐夫／妹夫

      jiě fu/mèi fu

      sister-in-law

      嫂子／弟妹

      sǎo