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人家
rénjiā
1.
household
2.
dwelling
3.
family
4.
sb else's house
5.
household business
6.
house of woman's husband-to-be
7.
CL:[[戶|户<hù>]], [[家<jiā>]]
HSK 6
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
做人家
zuòrénjiā
thrifty
老人家
lǎorénjiā
polite term for old woman or man
妇道人家
fùdaorénjia
woman (derog.)
官宦人家
guānhuànrénjiā
family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
走自己的路，让人家去说
zǒuzìjǐdelù,ràngrénjiāqùshuō
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
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)
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- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,263 of 84,292