jia1-family

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mian2-roof with chimney

mián

roof with chimney



  • family; household
  • home
  • a specialist in a certain field
  • a person or family engaged in a certain trade

jiā-cháng
家常

n.

domestic trivia; the daily life of a family

jiā-huo
家伙

n.

fellow; guy / tool; weapon

jiā-jiào
家教

n.

upbringing; family education / home tuitor

jiā-jìng
家境

n.

family circumstances; family financial situation

jiā-jù
家具

n.

furniture

jiā-pǔ
家谱

n.

family tree

jiā-shǔ
家属

n.

family members; family dependents

jiā-tíng
家庭

n.

family; household

jiā-wù
家务

n.

household duties

jiā-xiāng
家乡

n.

hometown; native place

jiā-yuán
家园

n.

home; homeland

jiā-zhǎng
家长

n.

patriarch; the head of a family / the parent of a child

jiā-zú
家族

n.

clan; family

jiā-cháng-biàn-fàn
家常便饭
home cooking

jiā-jiā-hù-hù
家家户户
each family

jiā-pò-rén-wáng
家破人亡
family broken up and some dead

jiā-yù-hù-xiǎo
家喻户晓
known to every household

Usage 用法

family; household

Tā jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
他家有三口人。
There are three people in his family.

home

Wǒ yào huí-jiā le.
我要回家了。
I will go home.

a specialist in a certain field

Tā bà-ba shì ge kē-xué-jiā.
她爸爸是个科学家。
Her father is a scientist.

a person or family engaged in a certain trade

Tā chū-shēng-yú yú-jiā.
她出生于渔家。
She was born into a fish man’s family.

my; our

Jiā-fù yǐ qī-shí-suì le.
家父已七十岁了。
My father is 70 years old.

domestic; tame

Mǎ shì jiā-chù.
马是家畜。
The horse is a domestic animal.

used to count the number of families, shops, etc.

Zhè jiā diàn-yǐng-yuàn bú-cuò.
这家电影院不错。
This is a good cinema.