家 jiā

house, home, residence; family

DEFINITIONS

家 jiā
  • see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]
  • 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]

STROKES

WORDS

仇家 chóu jiā enemy; foe
白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
世家 shì jiā family influential for generations; aristocratic family
探险家 tàn xiǎn jiā explorer
生物学家 shēng wù xué jiā biologist
钢琴家 gāng qín jiā pianist
全家福 quán jiā fú photograph of the entire family; hodgepodge (cookery)
挨家挨户 āi jiā āi hù to go from house to house
漫画家 màn huà jiā cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
化学家 huà xué jiā chemist
冒险家 mào xiǎn jiā adventurer
倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom)
冤家 yuān jia enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
居家 jū jiā to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc)
天文学家 tiān wén xué jiā astronomer
安家 ān jiā to settle down; to set up a home
家产 jiā chǎn family property
家禽 jiā qín poultry; domestic fowl
资本家 zī běn jiā capitalist
阴谋家 yīn móu jiā schemer; conspirator
家父 jiā fù (polite) my father
传家宝 chuán jiā bǎo family heirloom
历史学家 lì shǐ xué jiā historian
地质学家 dì zhì xué jiā geologist
家室 jiā shì wife; family; (literary) residence
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