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家伙

jiā huo · jia huo

Traditional 傢伙

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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jiā huo 家伙

  1. household dish, implement or furniture
  2. domestic animal
  3. (coll.) guy
  4. chap
  5. weapon

jiā huo 傢伙

  1. variant of 家伙 (jiā huo)
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A bold little bird

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你看(nǐkàn)，那个(nàge)小(xiǎo)家伙(jiāhuo)在(zài)吃(chī)我的(wǒde)包子(bāozi)！

    Dengdeng, look, that little guy is eating my bun!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？啊(a)，是(shì)一只(yīzhǐ)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)。

    Where? Oh, it is a little bird.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)家伙(jiāhuo)真(zhēn)大胆(dàdǎn)，一点儿(yīdiǎnr)都(dōu)不(bù)怕(pà)人(rén)。

    This guy is really bold. It is not afraid of people at all.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)可能(kěnéng)饿了(èle)，给(gěi)它(tā)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    Maybe it is hungry. Give it a bit.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，这个(zhège)小(xiǎo)家伙(jiāhuo)吃得(chīde)真(zhēn)快(kuài)。

    Fine. This little guy eats really fast.

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)吃完(chīwán)了(le)，还(hái)把(bǎ)你的(nǐde)包子(bāozi)带走(dàizǒu)了(le)。

    It finished eating and also took your bun away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)个(ge)无(wú)可(kě)救(jiù)药(yào)的(de)家(jiā)伙(huo)。

He's a hopeless case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)我(wǒ)所(suǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)的(de)最(zuì)有(yǒu)钱(qián)的(de)家(jiā)伙(huo)。

Tom is the richest guy I know.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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