Hanzi

家

home/family/(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個|个[ge4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

jiā, jia, jià, jie, gū

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄚ˙, ㄐㄧㄚˋ, ㄐㄧㄝ˙, ㄍㄨ

Jyutping

gaa1

Example sentences

回家 huíjiā
我每天晚上六點回家。
我每天晚上六点回家。

I go home at six every evening.

就 jiù
他一回家就睡覺了。
他一回家就睡觉了。

He went to sleep as soon as he got home.

大家 dàjiā
大家都準備好了嗎？
大家都准备好了吗？

Is everyone ready?

稱 / 称 chēng
大家都稱他為天才。
大家都称他为天才。

Everyone calls him a genius.

家 gū
漢代的班昭被尊稱為曹大家。
汉代的班昭被尊称为曹大家。

Ban Zhao of the Han Dynasty was honorifically called Cao Dagu.

人家 rénjia
人家已經道歉了，你就別再生氣了。
人家已经道歉了，你就别再生气了。

That person already apologized, so do not stay angry.

作家 zuòjiā
這位作家寫了很多受歡迎的小說。
这位作家写了很多受欢迎的小说。

This writer has written many popular novels.

訪問 / 访问 fǎngwèn
我們明天要去訪問一位著名的作家。
我们明天要去访问一位著名的作家。

We are going to visit a famous writer tomorrow.

一家 yījiā
我們一家決定今年去日本旅遊。
我们一家决定今年去日本旅游。

Our family decided to travel to Japan this year.

金融 jīnróng
他在一家大型金融機構工作。
他在一家大型金融机构工作。

He works in a large financial institution.

Example Vocabulary

回家

hui2'jia1

to go home; to return home

大家

da4'jia1

everyone; all of us; a master or expert

家

gu1

honorific title for a woman

玩家

wan2'jia1

人家

ren2'jia

other people; that person; me in a coy or affectionate tone

作家

zuo4'jia1

writer; author

冤家

yuan1'jia1

到家

dao4'jia1

合家

一家

yi1'jia1

a family; the whole family; a school (of thought)

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