Chinese Vocabulary – Family, Time, Professions & Daily Life (Flashcards 338-402)

65 vocabulary flashcards summarizing key Chinese terms related to family, professions, time expressions, and daily activities, with concise English explanations.

想

xiǎng: to miss; to think about; to want or intend to do; expresses longing, reflection or desire

家

jiā: home; family; household; also a measure word for businesses

当然

dāngrán: of course; certainly; naturally; affirms something obvious

口

kǒu: mouth; measure word for family members

兄弟

xiōngdì: brothers collectively; close male friends

姐妹

jiěmèi: sisters collectively; close female friends

独生女

dúshēngnǚ: only daughter in a family

父亲

fùqin: father (formal)

工作

gōngzuò: to work; work, job; occupation

医生

yīshēng: doctor; physician

母亲

mǔqin: mother (formal)

公司

gōngsī: company; corporation; firm

职员

zhíyuán: staff member; office worker; employee

记者

jìzhě: journalist; reporter

名片

míngpiàn: name card; business card

父母

fùmǔ: parents (father and mother)

今年

jīnnián: this year

多

duō: how… (interrogative); many; much

年纪

niánjì: age

岁

suì: year of age (measure word for age)

秘密

mìmì: secret (noun); confidential (adj.)

孩子

háizi: child; children

儿子

érzi: son; male child

真

zhēn: really; truly; very

售货员

shòuhuòyuán: shop assistant; sales clerk

经理

jīnglǐ: manager; director

司机

sījī: driver (professional)

爷爷

yéye: paternal grandfather

奶奶

nǎinai: paternal grandmother

现在

xiànzài: now; at present

点

diǎn: o’clock; dot; a bit

分

fēn: minute; cent; part

刻

kè: quarter of an hour (15 min)

半

bàn: half; half past (time)

时候

shíhou: time; moment; period

从…到…

cóng…dào…: from…to… (time or place range)

上午

shàngwǔ: morning (≈9 AM–12 PM)

今天

jīntiān: today

月

yuè: month; moon

号／日

hào/rì: day of the month; date; number (‘号’ colloquial, ‘日’ formal)

星期

xīngqī: week; used for days of the week

星期天

xīngqītiān: Sunday (also 星期日)

吧

ba: modal particle: suggestion, request, agreement, soft command

咱们

zánmen: we/us (inclusive of listener)

啊

a: modal particle/interjection expressing emotion or emphasis

出发

chūfā: to set out; to depart

行

xíng: OK; all right; to be capable; to work

见面

jiàn miàn: to meet; to see someone (face-to-face)

差

chà: to be short of; lacking; minutes to the hour; inferior

门口

ménkǒu: entrance; doorway; gate

等

děng: to wait; to equal; etc.

早上

zǎoshang: early morning (sunrise to ≈9 AM)

起

qǐ: to rise; get up; start; build

床

chuáng: bed

下课

xià kè: to finish class; class dismissed

午饭

wǔfàn: lunch; midday meal

晚饭

wǎnfàn: supper; dinner; evening meal

年

nián: year; annum

大前天

dàqiántiān: three days ago

前天

qiántiān: the day before yesterday

昨天

zuótiān: yesterday

明天

míngtiān: tomorrow

后天

hòutiān: the day after tomorrow

大后天

dàhòutiān: three days from now

生日

shēngrì: birthday