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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>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Example Sentences (10)

你爸爸在家吗?
Nǐ bàba zài jiā ma?
Is your dad at home?
Text 3
你家离公司远吗?
Nǐ jiā lí gōng sī yuǎn ma?
Is your home far from the company?
Text 3
你家有几口人?
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
How many people are in your family?
Text 1
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
好呀,这家超市的蛋糕又便宜又好吃,一块只要2.99元。
Hǎo ya, zhè jiā chāoshì de dàngāo yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, yí kuài zhǐ yào 2.99 yuán.
Sure, the cakes at this supermarket are cheap and delicious; one piece is only 2.99 yuan.
Text 3
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
我家有三口人。
Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
There are three people in my family.
Text 1
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
不在家。
Bù zài jiā.
Not at home.
Text 3
十年过去了,现在他已经是校长了,因为太忙,每天早上我起床后都看不到他,晚上很晚他才回到家。
Shí nián guòqù le, xiànzài tā yǐjīng shì xiàozhǎng le, yīnwèi tài máng, měitiān zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng hòu dōu kàn bú dào tā, wǎnshang hěn wǎn tā cái huídào jiā.
Ten years have passed. Now he is already the principal. Because he's so busy, every morning after I get up I can't see him, and he doesn't get home until very late at night.
Text 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
55
Word Frequency Rank
158 of 84,292