HSK2 — Day 2 — Polite Address & Gender

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When talking to elders, we use polite words. Today let's learn 您.

Today's Vocabulary

HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 您, meaning you (polite)
您
nín
you (polite)
您好!
Nín hǎo!
Hello! (polite)
HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 男, meaning male
男
nán
male
他是男学生。
Tā shì nán xuésheng.
He is a male student.
HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 女, meaning female
女
nǚ
female
她是女老师。
Tā shì nǚ lǎoshī.
She is a female teacher.
HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 妻子, meaning wife
妻子
qīzi
wife
她是我妻子。
Tā shì wǒ qīzi.
She is my wife.
HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 丈夫, meaning husband
丈夫
zhàngfu
husband
他是我丈夫。
Tā shì wǒ zhàngfu.
He is my husband.
HSK2 Chinese vocabulary illustration for 服务员, meaning waiter / attendant
服务员
fúwùyuán
waiter / attendant
服务员很好。
Fúwùyuán hěn hǎo.
The waiter is very nice.

Today's Grammar

您 (nín) is the polite form of 你, used with elders or people you just met.

您好,您是老师吗?
Nín hǎo, nín shì lǎoshī ma?
Hello, are you a teacher?
服务员,谢谢您。
Fúwùyuán, xièxie nín.
Waiter, thank you.
她是我的妻子。
Tā shì wǒ de qīzi.
She is my wife.
他是我的丈夫。
Tā shì wǒ de zhàngfu.
He is my husband.
您叫什么名字?
Nín jiào shénme míngzi?
What is your name?