👪 Brothers and sisters

Unit 5 · Daily life & the body (HSK 2) · 8 min

Chinese distinguishes older brother 哥哥 / younger brother 弟弟, older sister 姐姐 / younger sister 妹妹. 你有兄弟姐妹吗？ — 我有一个哥哥和两个妹妹.

Words in this lesson

• 哥哥 (gē ge) — older brother
• 弟弟 (dì di) — younger brother
• 姐姐 (jiě jie) — older sister
• 妹妹 (mèi mei) — younger sister
• 丈夫 (zhàng fu) — husband
• 妻子 (qī zi) — wife
• 孩子 (hái zi) — child

Project: Introduce your siblings in Chinese: how many, older or younger.