HSK 1 • Lesson 9你家有几口人
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你家有几口人

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén
How Many People Are There in Your Family?
Pattern 1

你家有几口人?

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
Meaning:How many people are there in your family?

'口' (kǒu) is the dedicated measure word for family members. For non-family groups, use '个' (gè).

Pattern 2

你有没有兄弟姐妹? ➔ 我是独生女 / 独生子。

Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi? ➔ Wǒ shì dúshēngnǚ / dúshēngzǐ.
Meaning:Do you have siblings? ➔ I am an only daughter / only son.

'兄弟姐妹' covers all siblings. '独生女' (only daughter) and '独生子' (only son) are very common cultural concepts.

Pattern 3

你是做什么工作的? / 他做什么工作?

Nǐ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de? / Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?
Meaning:What kind of work do you do? / What does he do?

Standard professional inquiries. Answer with: '我是 + Profession' (我是记者 / 我是医生).

Pattern 4

多大年纪? / 几岁? / 多大?

Duō dà niánjì? / Jǐ suì? / Duō dà?
Meaning:How old? (Elderly: 多大年纪 / Children <10: 几岁 / Peers: 多大)

Three-tier age inquiry etiquette in Chinese: elderly (多大年纪/多大岁数), kids under 10 (几岁), adults/peers (多大).

Pattern 5

这孩子真可爱!

Zhè háizi zhēn kě'ài!
Meaning:This child is truly cute!

Spoken demonstrative chunk: '这 / 那 + Noun' directly (without classifier) + '真 + Adjective' expressing spontaneous admiration.