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家族

jiā zú · jia zu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. family
  2. clan
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Fifty relatives at New Year

  1. Liangliang

    过年(guònián)我们(wǒmen)家族(jiāzú)要(yào)聚会(jùhuì)，有(yǒu)五十(wǔshí)多(duō)个(gè)人(rén)。

    At New Year our whole family gets together. There are over fifty of us.

  2. Dengdeng

    五十(wǔshí)多(duō)个(gè)！你(nǐ)都(dōu)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Over fifty! Do you know them all?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)全(quán)认识(rènshi)。去年(qùnián)我(wǒ)还(hái)叫(jiào)错(cuò)了(le)一个(yīgè)叔叔(shūshu)。

    Not all of them. Last year I even called one uncle by the wrong name.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今年(jīnnián)呢(ne)？

    And this year?

  5. Liangliang

    今年(jīnnián)我(wǒ)在(zài)家族(jiāzú)群(qún)里(lǐ)存(cún)好(hǎo)了(le)大家(dàjiā)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    This year I saved everyone's name from the family group chat!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)是(shì)家(jiā)族(zú)中(zhōng)的(de)异(yì)类(lèi)。

He is the odd one of the family.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by andymakespasta · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)家(jiā)族(zú)在(zài)当(dāng)地(dì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)生(shēng)活(huó)了(le)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)代(dài)。

This family has lived locally for several generations.

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