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家的
jiāde
1. (old) wife

Character Breakdown

家
jiā
house, home, residence; family
HSK 1 10 丶
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)

Example Sentences (2)

我们家的人都很瘦，吃不胖。
Wǒmen jiā de rén dōu hěn shòu, chī bú pàng.
Everyone in my family is very thin and can't gain weight.
Text 2
以前只有中国有大熊猫，为了表示友好，从1957年开始，中国把大熊猫作为礼物送给其他一些国家。现在，很多国家的人们在本国都能看到大熊猫了。
Yǐqián zhǐyǒu zhōngguó yǒu dàxióngmāo, wèile biǎoshì yǒuhǎo, cóng yī jiǔ wǔ qī nián kāishǐ, zhōngguó bǎ dàxióngmāo zuòwéi lǐwù sònggěi qítā yīxiē guójiā. Xiànzài, hěnduō guójiā de rénmen zài běnguó dōu néng kàndào dàxióngmāo le.
In the past, only China had giant pandas. To show goodwill, starting in 1957, China gave giant pandas as gifts to some other countries. Now, people in many countries can see giant pandas in their own countries.
Text 3

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