Collins Mandarin Chinese Visual Dictionary. Collins Dictionaries

      继女

      jì nǚ

      uncle

      叔叔／舅舅

      shū shu/jiù jiu

      aunt

      姑妈／姨妈

      gū mā/yí mā

      nephew

      侄子／外甥

      zhí zi/wài sheng

      niece

      侄女／外甥女

      zhí nǚ/wài sheng nǚ

      cousin

      堂／表兄弟姊妹

      táng/biǎo xiōng dì zǐ mèi

      extended family

      亲戚

      qīn qi

      friend

      朋友

      péng you

      baby

      婴儿

      yīng ér

      child

      孩子

      hái zi

      teenager

      青少年

      qīng shào nián

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      You may have noticed that relatives from the maternal side and paternal side have different names. For example, an aunt from your father’s side is 姑姑 (gū gu) but one from your mother’s side is called 姨姨 (yí yi). When talking about your siblings, their age (as compared to your own) is always indicated, for example, 哥哥 (gē ge) is older brother and 弟弟 (dì di) is younger brother.

      GENERAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING | 身体状况

      How are you?

      你好吗？

      nǐ hǎo ma

      How’s it going?

      最近好吗？

      zuì jìn hǎo ma

      Very well, thanks, and you?

      挺好的，谢谢。你呢？

      tǐng hǎo de , xiè xie. nǐ ne

      Great!

      挺好的。

      tǐng hǎo de

      So-so.

      还行吧。

      hái xíng ba

      Could be worse.

      一般般。

      yī bān bān

      I’m fine.

      我还好。

      wǒ hái hǎo

      I’m tired.

      我累了。

      wǒ lèi le

      I’m hungry/thirsty.

      我饿了／渴了。

      wǒ è le/kě le

      I’m full.

      我吃饱了。

      wǒ chī bǎo le

      I’m cold.

      我很冷。

      wǒ hěn lěng

      I’m warm.

      我挺暖和。

      wǒ tǐng nuǎn huo

      happy

      快乐的

      kuài lè de

      excited

      兴奋的

      xīng fèn de

      surprised

      惊奇的

      jīng qí de

      annoyed

      恼怒的

      nǎo nù de

      sad

      悲伤的

      bēi shāng de

      worried

      担忧的

      dān yōu de

      afraid

      害怕的

      hài pà de

      bored

      无聊的

      wú liáo de

      I feel…

      我觉得…。

      wǒ jué de

      well

      健康的

      jiàn kāng de

      unwell

      生病的

      shēng bìng de

      better

      好转的

      hǎo zhuǎn de

      worse

      更坏的

      gèng huài de

      WORK | 工作

      Where do you work?

      你在哪儿工作？

      nǐ zài nǎr gōng zuò

      What do you do?

      你做什么工作？

      nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò

      What’s your occupation?

      你的职业是？

      nǐ de zhí yè shì

      Do you work/study?

      你在上班／上学吗？

      nǐ zài shàng bān/shàng xué ma

      I’m self-employed.

      我是自由职业者。

      wǒ shì zì yóu zhí yè zhě

      I’m unemployed.

      我没有工作。

      wǒ méi yǒu gōng zuò

      I’m at university.

      我在上大学。

      wǒ zài shàng dà xué

      I’m retired.

      我退休了。