Chinese Family, Greetings, and Celebrations Vocabulary

A set of Chinese-English vocabulary flashcards covering pets, family members, introductory questions, and traditional festivals as presented in the lecture notes.

dog

gǒu 狗

cat

māo 猫

bird

niǎo 鸟

fish

yú 鱼

bunny

tùzi 兔子

snake

shé 蛇

husband

zhàngfu 丈夫

wife

qīzi 妻子

son

érzi 儿子

daughter

nǚér 女儿

uncle

shūshu, bófù, jiùjiu 叔叔, 伯父, 舅舅

cousin

tángxiōngdì, biǎoxiōngdì 堂兄弟, 表兄弟

aunt

shěnshen, bómǔ, jiùmā 婶婶, 伯母, 舅妈

I

wǒ 我

grandmother

nǎinai; wàipó 奶奶；外婆

grandfather

yéye; wàigōng 爷爷；外公

father

fùqīn 父亲

mother

mǔqīn 母亲

younger sister

mèimei 妹妹

older sister

jiějie 姐姐

older brother

gēge 哥哥

younger brother

dìdi 弟弟

I have a ~.

Wǒ yǒu yí ge~. 我有一个～。

Forward my greetings to your ~.

Dài Wǒ xiàng nǐ~wènhǎo. 代我向你～问好。

What kind of person is your ~?

~shì shénmeyàng de rén? ～是什么样的人？

How’s your mother?

Nǐ mǔqīn hái hǎo ma? 你母亲还好吗？

My mother is well.

Wǒ mǔqīn hěn hǎo. 我母亲很好。

Nice to meet you.

Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. 很高兴认识你。 / Rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng. 认识你很高兴。

What’s your name?

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? 你叫什么名字？

How are you?

Nǐ hái hǎo ma? 你还好吗？

I’ve heard a lot about you.

Jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng. 久仰久仰。

How many people are there in your family?

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén? 你家有几个人？

This is for you.

Zhè shì gěi nǐ de. 这是给你的。

I’m from Beijing.

Wǒ shì Běijīngrén. 我是北京人。

Where are you from?

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén? 你是哪里人？

Can I sit here?

Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèli ma? 我可以坐这里吗？

What is this?

Zhè shì shénme? 这是什么？

How long will you stay?

Nǐ huì dāi duōjiǔ? 你会呆多久？

When is ~?

~shì shénme shíhou? ～是什么时候？

Please tell me more about ~.

qǐng gēn wǒ jiǎngjiǎng~. 请跟我讲讲～。

Happy birthday!

Shēngrì kuàilè! 生日快乐！

Congratulations!

Gōngxǐ! 恭喜！

April Fools' joke!

Yú rén jié wánxiào! 愚人节玩笑！

Happy Halloween!

Wànshèngjié kuàilè! 万圣节快乐！

Merry Christmas!

Shèngdàn kuàilè! 圣诞快乐！

Happy New Year!

Xīnnián kuàilè! 新年快乐！

Spring Festival

nónglì xīnnián 农历新年

Tomb Sweeping Day

Qīngmíng jié 清明节

Dragon Boat Festival

Duānwǔ jié 端午节

Double Seventh Festival

qīxī 七夕

National Day

guóqìng jié 国庆节

Ghost festival

zhōng yuán jié 中元节

Mid-Autumn Festival

Zhōngqiūjié 中秋节

Double Ninth Festival

chóng yáng jié 重阳节

What do you do on ~?

Zài ~nǐ huì zuò shénme? 在～你会做什么？