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家
jiā
1.
home
2.
family
3.
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
4.
classifier for families or businesses
5.
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
6.
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
7.
CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一家
yījiā
the whole family
上家
shàngjiā
preceding player (in a game)
下家
xiàjiā
player whose turn comes next (in a game)
世家
shìjiā
family influential for generations
人家
rénjiā
household
人家
rénjia
other people
住家
zhùjiā
residence
佛家
Fójiā
Buddhism
作家
zuòjiā
author
俗家
sújiā
layman
家伙
jiāhuo
variant of [[家伙<jiāhuo>]]
家俱
jiājù
variant of [[家具<jiājù>]]
传家
chuánjiā
to pass on through the generations
倾家
qīngjiā
to ruin a family
儒家
Rújiā
Confucian school, founded by Confucius [[孔子<Kǒngzǐ>]] (551-479 BC) and Mencius [[孟子<Mèngzǐ>]] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
全家
quánjiā
whole family
公家
gōngjiā
the public
六家
liùjiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by [[司馬談|司马谈<SīmǎTán>]] ([[儒家<Rújiā>]], [[道家<Dàojiā>]], [[陰陽|阴阳<yīnyáng>]], [[法家<Fǎjiā>]], [[名家<Míngjiā>]], and [[墨家<Mòjiā>]])
兵家
Bīngjiā
the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought [[諸子百家|诸子百家<zhūzǐbǎijiā>]] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
兵家
bīngjiā
military strategist in ancient China
Example Sentences (10)
李老师邀请咱们去他家做客，给他带点儿什么礼物好呢？
Lǐ lǎoshī yāoqǐng zánmen qù tā jiā zuòkè, gěi tā dài diǎnr shénme lǐwù hǎo ne?
Teacher Li invited us to his home. What gift should we bring him?
Text 3
这家商店衣服真多！这件一百元，怎么样？
Zhè jiā shāngdiàn yīfu zhēn duō! Zhè jiàn yì bǎi yuán, zěnme yàng?
This store has so many clothes! This one is 100 yuan, how is it?
Text 3
今年放假我又回不了家了，这次我父母又要失望了。你有什么计划？
Jīnnián fàngjià wǒ yòu huí bùliǎo jiā le, zhè cì wǒ fùmǔ yòu yào shīwàng le. Nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
This year during the holidays I can’t go home again, and this time my parents will be disappointed again. Do you have any plans?
Text 3
动物和小孩儿一样，都需要人照顾。买回家去，谁照顾它啊？
Dòngwù hé xiǎoháir yíyàng, dōu xūyào rén zhàogù. Mǎi huí jiā qù, shéi zhàogù tā a?
Animals are like children; they all need someone to look after them. If you buy it and bring it home, who will look after it?
Text 2
我很少去电影院看电影，我更愿意在家看电视。
Wǒ hěn shǎo qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng, wǒ gèng yuànyì zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I rarely go to the cinema to watch movies; I prefer to watch TV at home.
Text 3
我弟弟让我帮他找个房子，现在他家离公司有点儿远。
Wǒ dìdi ràng wǒ bāng tā zhǎo gè fángzi, xiànzài tā jiā lí gōngsī yǒu diǎnr yuǎn.
My younger brother asked me to help him find a house. Right now his home is a bit far from the company.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 55
- Word Frequency Rank
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