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家

jiā

Traditional: 傢

classifier for families or businesses

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Meaning of 家 in English

jiāHSK 1+ HSK 3noun, measure word, suffixSyllabus #86
  1. classifier for families or businesses
  2. used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
  3. home
  4. family
  5. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  6. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  7. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 湯姆回波士頓的家去了。
    tāng mǔ huí bō shì dùn de jiā qù le。
    Tom has gone back home to Boston.
    Tatoeba #6128456 by verdastelo9604 · #5485594 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她现在正待在她叔叔家。
    tā xiàn zài zhèng dài zài tā shū shū jiā。
    She is now staying at her uncle's house.
    Tatoeba #332905 by fucongcong · #313653 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 这是家很便宜的餐馆。
    zhè shì jiā hěn pián yi de cān guǎn。
    It's a cheap restaurant.
    Tatoeba #9961639 by GlossaMatik · #3977702 by felvideki · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 家

大家HSK 1家人HSK 1搬家HSK 3国家HSK 3画家HSK 3家具HSK 4家庭HSK 4家乡HSK 4家长HSK 4老家HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences