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People and relationships

Understand people words in family, school, and social contexts.

intermediatepeoplecharactersreadingspeaking

Core words

The first words to learn and practice aloud.

朋友
péng you
friend
HSK 1Frequency #166
家人
jiā rén
family member
HSK 1Frequency #1046
同学
tóng xué
classmate
HSK 1Frequency #2391
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
HSK 1Frequency #804
孩子
háizi
child; children
HSK 1Frequency #116

Learning order

  1. 1朋友 - friend
  2. 2家人 - family member
  3. 3同学 - classmate
  4. 4老师 - teacher
  5. 5孩子 - child; children

Stretch words

Useful extras from the same topic and level.

Optional
管
guǎn
manage
people · #395
小姐
xiǎojiě
miss; young lady
people · #408
表现
biǎoxiàn
performance
people · #474
人类
rénlèi
humankind
people · #808
演出
yǎnchū
performance
people · #1191
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
young man
people · #1569

Sentence patterns

他是我的朋友。
tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu 。
He is my friend.
她是老师。
tā shì lǎo shī 。
She is a teacher.
我们一起学习。
wǒ men yì qǐ xué xí 。
We learn together.

Example sentences

朋友是我的朋友。
péng yǒu shì wǒ de péng yǒu 。
friend is my friend.
家人在学校。
jiā rén zài xué xiào 。
family member is at school.
同学帮助我。
tóng xué bāng zhù wǒ 。
classmate helps me.

Mini reading

Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.

1
今天我见到朋友和老师。
jīn tiān wǒ jiàn dào péng yǒu hé lǎo shī 。
Today I see friends and teachers.
2
我们一起读书。
wǒ men yì qǐ dú shū 。
We read together.
3
大家都很开心。
dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn 。
Everyone is happy.

Common mistakes

Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.

他 and 她 sound the same but mean different people.
tā a n d tā s o u n d t h e s a m e b u t m e a n d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e .
Check the character.
朋友 means friend, not classmate.
péng yǒu m e a n s f r i e n d , n o t c l a s s m a t e .
Use 同学 for classmate.

Quick questions

Who does the learner see today?
Friends and teachers
What do they do together?
Read

Quick quiz

Which meaning matches 朋友?

Review assignment

Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.

朋友
péng you
friend
家人
jiā rén
family member
同学
tóng xué
classmate
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