家

Home in Chinese: 家 (jiā)

jiā

home

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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家

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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 欢迎回家。

    huān yíng huí jiā。

    Welcome home.

  • 来我家吧。

    lái wǒ jiā ba。

    Come over to my house.

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Related words

大家

dà jiā

everyone

国家

guó jiā

country

家具

jiā jù

furniture

家庭

jiā tíng

family

家务

jiā wù

household duties

家乡

jiā xiāng

hometown

专家

zhuān jiā

expert

回家

huí jiā

to return home

家里

jiā lǐ

home

家人

jiā rén

family member

在家

zài jiā

to be at home

画家

huà jiā

painter

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