16 words
People and family
The nouns that turn a conversation from transactional into personal.
我wǒI, me
你nǐyou
他tāhe, him
她tāshe, her
我们wǒmenwe, us
爸爸bàbadad
妈妈māmamum
哥哥gēgeolder brother
姐姐jiějieolder sister
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
朋友péngyoufriend
老师lǎoshīteacher
学生xuéshengstudent
先生xiānshengMr, husband
孩子háizichild
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