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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 8

这是我的家人This is my family

Zhè shì wǒ de jiārén

Show someone your family with 这 and 那, and talk about sons and daughters.

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这是我的家人— These are my family

  1. 马小明大dà山shān, 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de家jiā人rén.Dashan, these are my family.
  2. 大山这zhè是shì你nǐ爸bà爸ba吗ma?Is this your dad?
  3. 马小明是shì, 这zhè是shì我wǒ爸bà爸ba. 那nà是shì我wǒ妈mā妈ma.Yes, this is my dad. That's my mom.
  4. 大山那nà个ge是shì谁shuí?Who's that one?
  5. 马小明那nà是shì我wǒ妹mèi妹mei. 还hái有yǒu, 这zhè是shì我wǒ爷yé爷ye和hé我wǒ奶nǎi奶nai.That's my sister. Also, this is my grandpa and grandma.
  6. 大山你nǐ的de家jiā人rén真zhēn好hǎo!Your family is lovely!

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儿子和女儿— Son and daughter

  1. 高老师同tóng学xué们men, 我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng个gè孩hái子zi.Class, I have two children.
  2. 大山老lǎo师shī有yǒu儿ér子zi吗ma?Do you have a son, teacher?
  3. 高老师有yǒu, 一yí个gè儿ér子zi和hé一yí个gè女nǚ儿ér.Yes, one son and one daughter.
  4. 马小明他tā们men多duō大dà?How old are they?
  5. 高老师儿ér子zi十shí岁suì, 女nǚ儿ér八bā岁suì半bàn.My son is 10, my daughter is 8 and a half.
  6. 谢小文老lǎo师shī的de孩hái子zi也yě是shì学xué生shēng吗ma?Are your children also students?
  7. 高老师是shì, 他tā们men都dōu是shì学xué生shēng.Yes, they're both students.

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爷yé爷ye

noungrandfather (paternal)

奶nǎi奶nai

noungrandmother (paternal)

儿ér子zi

nounson

女nǚ儿ér

noundaughter

孩hái子zi

nounchild

家jiā人rén

nounfamily member

这zhè

pronounthis

那nà

pronounthat

这zhè个ge

pronounthis one

那nà个ge

pronounthat one

还hái

adverbalso

和hé

conjunctionand

半bàn

numeralhalf

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那nà

that

那个 nà ge — that one那些 nàxiē — those那边 nàbiān — that side
还hái

also; still

还有 hái yǒu — also; additionally还要 hái yào — also want还是 háishi — or (in question A or B); "let us just" (in 还是…吧 frame)
爷yé

(in 爷爷 = grandfather)

爷爷 yéye — grandfather (paternal)
和hé

and

奶nǎi

(in 奶奶 = grandmother)

奶奶 nǎinai — grandmother (paternal)牛奶 niúnǎi — milk
真zhēn

really

真的 zhēn de — really; truly真的吗 zhēn de ma — really? (frequent reaction)认真 rènzhēn — serious(ly); careful(ly)
儿ér

(in 儿子 = son)

儿子 érzi — son女儿 nǚ\'ér — daughter男孩儿 nánháir — boy
子zi / zǐ

(in 儿子, 孩子, 桌子...)

儿子 érzi — son孩子 háizi — child本子 běnzi — notebook
女nǚ

female

女儿 nǚ\'ér — daughter女人 nǚrén — woman女生 nǚshēng — female student
孩hái

(in 孩子 = child)

孩子 háizi — child男孩儿 nánháir — boy
半bàn

half

半天 bàn tiān — half a day半年 bàn nián — half a year

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这

zhèthisWriting

7 strokesenclosureradical 辶

Compound: 辶 (motion radical) + 文. Modern: "this." Pairs with 那 in proximal/distal demonstratives.

那

nàthatWriting

6 strokesleft-right

和

héandWriting

8 strokesleft-right

半

bànhalfWriting

5 strokesstandalone

Compound: 八 (divide) over 牛 (ox). Original sense: "splitting an ox into halves."

爷

yé(in 爷爷 = grandfather)Recognition

6 strokestop-bottom

奶

nǎi(in 奶奶 = grandmother)Recognition

5 strokesleft-rightradical 女

儿

ér(in 儿子 = son)Recognition

2 strokesstandalone

女

nǚ(in 女儿 = daughter); femaleRecognition

3 strokesstandalone

孩

hái(in 孩子 = child)Recognition

9 strokesleft-rightradical 子

还

háialso; stillRecognition

7 strokesenclosureradical 辶

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Demonstratives 这 / 那 + the conjunction 和

Explanation

Two items: (1) Demonstratives 这 (this) / 那 (that). For pointing at people / things, near vs far. Pattern: 这 / 那 + 是 + N. 这是我的爷爷 (this is my grandpa); 那是我妹妹. With 个: 这个 (this one), 那个 (that one). (2) Conjunction 和 (hé): joins two nouns. A 和 B. 爸爸和妈妈 (dad and mom), 我和朋友 (me and friends). NOTE: 和 only joins NOUNS — not clauses. (Sentences use different connectors, taught in later chapters.)

Examples

  • 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de爷yé爷ye.This is my grandfather.
  • 那nà是shì我wǒ的de奶nǎi奶nai.That is my grandmother.
  • 爸bà爸ba和hé妈mā妈ma都dōu是shì中zhōng国guó人rén.Dad and mom are both Chinese.
  • 我wǒ有yǒu一yí个gè哥gē哥ge和hé一yí个gè妹mèi妹mei.I have an older brother and a younger sister.

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半: and a half

Explanation

半 means half. To say and a half, put it at the end: 八岁半 (eight and a half). With no whole number, it goes first: 半岁 (six months old).

Examples

  • 女nǚ儿ér八bā岁suì半bàn.My daughter is eight and a half.
  • 他tā的de儿ér子zi十shí岁suì半bàn.His son is ten and a half.
  • 孩hái子zi半bàn岁suì.The child is six months old.

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