Chinese Vocabulary: Family & Relatives

娘家

niángjia

HSK 5 noun

married woman's parents' home / maternal family (บ้านเกิด/ครอบครัวฝั่งแม่ (ของหญิงที่แต่งงานแล้ว))

Example Sentence

过年的时候，妈妈带我和爸爸回了娘家。

Guònián de shíhou, māma dài wǒ hé bàba huí le niángjia.

During the New Year, mom took me and dad back to her parents' home.

married woman's parents' home / maternal family in Chinese ›

表妹

biǎomèi

HSK 4 noun

younger female cousin (maternal side) (น้องสาวลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ฝั่งแม่))

Example Sentence

我的表妹非常喜欢唱歌和跳舞。

Wǒ de biǎomèi fēicháng xǐhuān chànggē hé tiàowǔ.

My younger female cousin really likes singing and dancing.

younger female cousin in Chinese ›

表弟

biǎodì

HSK 4 noun

younger male cousin (maternal side) (น้องชายลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ฝั่งแม่))

Example Sentence

我常在放学后陪表弟玩游戏。

Wǒ cháng zài fàngxué hòu péi biǎodì wán yóuxì.

I often play games with my younger male cousin after school.

younger male cousin in Chinese ›

表姐

biǎojiě

HSK 4 noun

older female cousin (maternal side) (พี่สาวลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ฝั่งแม่))

Example Sentence

表姐下个月就要结婚了。

Biǎojiě xià gè yuè jiù yào jiéhūn le.

My older female cousin is getting married next month.

older female cousin in Chinese ›

姨父

yífu

HSK 5 noun

maternal aunt's husband (ลุงเขย / น้าเขย (สามีของพี่สาวหรือน้องสาวของแม่))

Example Sentence

姨父教我怎么骑自行车。

Yífu jiāo wǒ zěnme qí zìxíngchē.

My maternal aunt's husband taught me how to ride a bicycle.

maternal aunt's husband in Chinese ›

姨妈

yímā

HSK 4 noun

maternal aunt (mother's sister) (ป้า / น้าสาว (พี่สาวหรือน้องสาวของแม่))

Example Sentence

周末我和姨妈一起去商场购物。

Zhōumò wǒ hé yímā yìqǐ qù shāngchǎng gòuwù.

On the weekend, I went shopping at the mall with my maternal aunt.

maternal aunt in Chinese ›

堂妹

tángmèi

HSK 4 noun

younger female paternal cousin (น้องสาวลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ลูกของลุงหรืออาผู้ชาย))

Example Sentence

堂妹画画儿画得非常漂亮。

Tángmèi huà huàr huà de fēicháng piàoliang.

My younger cousin draws pictures very beautifully.

younger female paternal cousin in Chinese ›

堂弟

tángdì

HSK 4 noun

younger male paternal cousin (น้องชายลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ลูกของลุงหรืออาผู้ชาย))

Example Sentence

我和堂弟从小就一起长大。

Wǒ hé tángdì cóngxiǎo jiù yìqǐ zhǎngdà.

My younger cousin and I grew up together since childhood.

younger male paternal cousin in Chinese ›

堂姐

tángjiě

HSK 4 noun

older female paternal cousin (พี่สาวลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ลูกของลุงหรืออาผู้ชาย))

Example Sentence

下个月堂姐就要举行婚礼了。

Xià ge yuè tángjiě jiù yào jǔxíng hūnlǐ le.

My older cousin will hold her wedding next month.

older female paternal cousin in Chinese ›

堂哥

tánggē

HSK 4 noun

older male paternal cousin (พี่ชายลูกพี่ลูกน้อง (ลูกของลุงหรืออาผู้ชาย))

Example Sentence

堂哥在北京的一所大学读书。

Tánggē zài Běijīng de yì suǒ dàxué dúshū.

My older cousin is studying at a university in Beijing.

older male paternal cousin in Chinese ›

姑父

gūfu

HSK 5 noun

uncle (husband of father's sister) (ลุงเขยหรืออาเขย (สามีของพี่สาวหรือน้องสาวพ่อ))

Example Sentence

姑父周末喜欢去河边钓鱼。

Gūfu zhōumò xǐhuan qù hébiān diàoyú.

Uncle likes to go fishing by the river on weekends.

uncle in Chinese ›

婶婶

shěnshen

HSK 5 noun

aunt (wife of father's younger brother) (อาสะใภ้ (ภรรยาของน้องชายพ่อ))

Example Sentence

婶婶性格非常热情开朗。

Shěnshen xìnggé fēicháng rèqíng kāilǎng.

Aunt is very warm and cheerful.

aunt in Chinese ›

伯母

bómǔ

HSK 5 noun

aunt (wife of father's elder brother) (ป้าสะใภ้ (ภรรยาของพี่ชายพ่อ))

Example Sentence

伯母常常邀请我们去她家玩。

Bómǔ chángcháng yāoqǐng wǒmen qù tā jiā wán.

Aunt often invites us to her house to hang out.

aunt in Chinese ›

伯伯

bóbo

HSK 3 noun

uncle (father's elder brother) (ลุง (พี่ชายของพ่อ))

Example Sentence

大伯伯今年已经六十岁了。

Dà bóbo jīnnián yǐjīng liùshí suì le.

My eldest uncle is already sixty years old this year.

uncle in Chinese ›

舅妈

jiùmā

HSK 5 noun

aunt (wife of mother's brother) (ป้าสะใภ้/น้าสะใภ้ (ภรรยาของ舅舅))

Example Sentence

舅妈是一位性格非常温和的老师。

Jiùmā shì yī wèi xìnggé fēicháng wēnhé de lǎoshī.

My aunt (uncle's wife) is a teacher with a very gentle personality.

aunt in Chinese ›

家人

jiārén

HSK 3 noun

family members (คนในครอบครัว)

Example Sentence

我周末经常陪家人。

Wǒ zhōumò jīngcháng péi jiārén.

I often spend time with my family on weekends.

family members in Chinese ›

孩子

háizi

HSK 2 noun

child (ลูก, เด็ก)

Example Sentence

他们有两个孩子。

Tāmen yǒu liǎng gè háizi.

They have two children.

child in Chinese ›

妈妈

māma

HSK 1 noun

mother (แม่)

Example Sentence

我妈妈做的菜很好吃。

Wǒ māma zuò de cài hěn hǎochī.

The food my mother makes is delicious.

mother in Chinese ›