VocabularyHSK 3 · core

家

jiā

home, family

Part of speech · noun

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家house

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Examples

我家在北京。
My home is in Beijing.
回家吧。
Let's go home.

Collocations

回家家人我家大家

Mnemonic

家 jiā "home, family" — pictograph: a roof 宀 over a pig 豕 (ancient farmhouse). Three meanings: physical home, family unit, expert (科学家 scientist, 画家 painter).

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