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人家

rén jiā · ren jia/rén jia · ren jia

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HSK 4Old HSK 6Measure words: 户 hù, 家 jiā

Meaning

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rén jiā 人家

  1. household
  2. dwelling
  3. family
  4. sb else's house
  5. household business
  6. house of woman's husband-to-be

rén jia 人家

  1. other people
  2. sb else
  3. he, she or they
  4. I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
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  1. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)人家(rénjia)小明(xiǎomíng)，每天(měitiān)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)！

    Look at Xiaoming, he gets up at six every day!

  2. Dengdeng

    人家(rénjia)是(shì)人家(rénjia)，我们(wǒmen)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)。

    Others are others, and we are ourselves.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)睡到(shuìdào)八点(bādiǎn)才(cái)舒服(shūfu)。

    Right, we only feel comfortable sleeping until eight.

  4. Qiqi

    哼(hēng)，人家(rénjia)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)还(hái)能(néng)做(zuò)早饭(zǎofàn)呢(ne)！

    Hmph, he gets up at six and can even make breakfast!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)八点(bādiǎn)去(qù)他(tā)家(jiā)吃(chī)早饭(zǎofàn)！

    Then tomorrow at eight we'll go to his home for breakfast!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)必(bì)须(xū)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)拿(ná)去(qù)给(gěi)人(rén)家(jia)修(xiū)理(lǐ)。

I have to get my computer repaired.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，这(zhè)位(wèi)子(zi)是(shì)否(fǒu)被(bèi)人(rén)家(jia)占(zhàn)了(le)？

Excuse me, is this seat taken?

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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