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一家

yī jiā · yi jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. the whole family
  2. the same family
  3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
  4. group
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Our family

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)一家人(yījiārén)在(zài)野餐(yěcān)，真好(zhēnhǎo)！

    Look, that family is having a picnic. Lovely!

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)。我们(wǒmen)一家(yījiā)周末(zhōumò)也(yě)常(cháng)来(lái)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Yes. My family often comes to the park on weekends too.

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)一家(yījiā)几口人(jǐkǒurén)？

    How many people are in your family?

  4. Dengdeng

    五口人(wǔkǒurén)，我(wǒ)爸妈(bàmā)、我(wǒ)妹妹(mèimei)，还有(háiyǒu)一只(yīzhī)狗(gǒu)。

    Five: my parents, my sister, and a dog.

  5. Liangliang

    狗(gǒu)也(yě)算(suàn)一家人(yījiārén)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

    The dog counts as family too, right?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)！它(tā)吃(chī)得(de)最多(zuìduō)，是(shì)我们(wǒmen)一家(yījiā)的(de)大哥(dàgē)！

    Of course! It eats the most, it's the big brother of our family!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)家(jiā)人(rén)都(dōu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)周(zhōu)末(mò)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)散(sàn)步(bù)。

Our whole family likes to take walks in the park on weekends.

02

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)家(jiā)搬(bān)到(dào)了(le)南(nán)方(fāng)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)城(chéng)市(shì)。

Their whole family moved to a small city in the south.

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