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大家庭

dà jiā tíng · da jia ting

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. extended family
  2. big family
  3. harmonious group
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In a conversation

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Twenty at the table

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)家(jiā)是(shì)一个(yīgè)大家庭(dàjiātíng)，春节(chūnjié)有(yǒu)二十个(èrshígè)人(rén)。

    Ours is a big family. At Spring Festival there are twenty people.

  2. Liangliang

    二十个(èrshígè)人(rén)？真(zhēn)是(shì)一个(yīgè)大家庭(dàjiātíng)！

    Twenty people? A real big family!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)做(zuò)很多(hěnduō)菜(cài)。

    Yes, so we cook a lot of dishes.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)认识(rènshi)你的(nǐde)大家庭(dàjiātíng)。

    Can I come too? I want to meet your big family.

  5. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)，二十一个(èrshíyīgè)人(rén)也(yě)一样(yīyàng)。

    Of course. Twenty-one people is the same.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)并(bìng)不(bú)是(shì)那(nà)样(yàng)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)家(jiā)庭(tíng)。

My family isn't such a big family.

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

02

他(tā)要(yào)养(yǎng)活(huó)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)家(jiā)庭(tíng)。

He had a large family to support.

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

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