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家人

jiā rén · jia ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. family member
  2. (old) servant
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Family in a different time zone

  1. Leon

    你(nǐ)的(de)家人(jiārén)也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)喝茶(hēchá)吗(ma)？

    Does your family like tea too?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)家人(jiārén)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)，爷爷(yéye)最(zuì)爱(ài)茶(chá)。

    My family all like it. Grandpa loves tea most.

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)家人(jiārén)在(zài)美国(měiguó)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)他们(tāmen)。

    My family is in America. I miss them a lot.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)给(gěi)家人(jiārén)打(dǎ)视频(shìpín)电话(diànhuà)。

    You can video call your family.

  5. Leon

    可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)那边(nàbian)是(shì)半夜(bànyè)，我(wǒ)的(de)家人(jiārén)都(dōu)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    But it is midnight over there. My family is all asleep!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)都(dōu)期(qī)待(dài)看(kàn)到(dào)你(nǐ)和(hé)你(nǐ)的(de)家(jiā)人(rén)。

We are all looking forward to seeing you and your family.

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

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)图(tú)片(piàn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)人(rén)。

The picture reminds me of my family.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangzi0921 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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家
jiā

home; family

人
rén

person; people

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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