大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 哥哥 gē ge older brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 姐姐 jiě jie older sister / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior / older generation / precursor syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders / older generation syn 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband syn 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 学长 學長 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate syn 先辈 先輩 xiān bèi an older generation / ancestors / forefathers syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 长者 長者 zhǎng zhě senior / older person syn 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) syn 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly / benevolent (often of older person) syn 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi previous generation / older generation syn 老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 大伯 dà bó husband's older brother / father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 大舅子 dà jiù zi (coll.) wife's older brother syn 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 换代 換代 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one syn 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister / husband's older sister / sister-in-law syn 姊夫 zǐ fu older sister's husband syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] 姐弟恋 姐弟戀 jiě dì liàn love between an older woman and a younger man 太爷 太爺 tài yé (respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate syn 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 长幼 長幼 zhǎng yòu older and younger / seniority 大姨妈 大姨媽 dà yí mā mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) / (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period) 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 老辈 老輩 lǎo bèi the older generation / ancestors syn 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 姐 jiě older sister syn 姊 zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3] syn 堂姐 táng jiě older female patrilineal cousin 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 姒 sì wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old) 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白人 bái rén white man or woman / Caucasian 夫 fū husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 少年 shào nián early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man syn 男士 nán shì man / gentleman syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 男子汉 男子漢 nán zǐ hàn man (i.e. manly, masculine) syn 伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn 人造 rén zào man-made / artificial / synthetic syn 情妇 情婦 qíng fù mistress / paramour (of married man) syn 好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man! syn 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children / sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love) syn 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 尖兵 jiān bīng point man syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 醉汉 醉漢 zuì hàn intoxicated man / drunkard syn 巫医 巫醫 wū yī witch doctor / medicine man / shaman 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 力士 lì shì strong man / sumo wrestler syn 好好先生 hǎo hǎo xiān sheng Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) syn 大力士 dà lì shì strong man / Hercules syn 