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家

jiā · jia

Traditional 傢

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Meaning

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jiā 家

  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

jiā 傢

  1. used in 傢伙 / 家伙 (jiāhuo) and 傢俱 / 家俱 (jiājù)
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In a conversation

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The last home on the road

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is your home?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)是(shì)这条(zhètiáo)路(lù)上(shàng)最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)家(jiā)。

    My home is the last place on this road.

  3. Dengdeng

    最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)家(jiā)是(shì)那(nà)家(jiā)小饭馆(xiǎofànguǎn)吗(ma)？

    The last one? Is it that little restaurant?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)就是(jiùshì)那(nà)家(jiā)饭馆(fànguǎn)。

    Yes, my home is that restaurant.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)一定(yīdìng)有(yǒu)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)！

    Then you must have something tasty when you get home!

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，不过(bùguò)回(huí)家(jiā)以后(yǐhòu)要(yào)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Yes, but after I get home I have to wash dishes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

某(mǒu)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，他(tā)又(yòu)累(lèi)又(yòu)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)地(de)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)家(jiā)。

One night he came home very tired and sad.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)人(rén)开(kāi)了(le)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)饭(fàn)馆(guǎn)。

This family opened a small restaurant.

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