一家人
yī jiā rén
Pinyin

Definition

一家人
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yī jiā rén
  1. household
  2. the whole family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 位 wèi

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

都是一家人，就别跟我计较了好吗？
dōu shì yījiārén ，jiù bié gēn wǒ jìjiào le hǎo ma ？
We're family. Don't be so harsh on me, okay?
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哦，就是说聊天什么的。很快大家就能打成一片，好像大家都是一家人一样的。这个是一个坐火车的非常有趣的经历呀。好，那下一个问题，就是说，你现在，年夜饭一般是在家里吃还是上馆子？
ō ，jiùshìshuō liáotiān shénme de 。hěn kuài dàjiā jiù néng dǎ chéng yīpiàn ，hǎoxiàng dàjiā dōu shì yījiārén yīyàng de 。zhège shì yī ge zuò huǒchē de fēicháng yǒuqù de jīnglì yā 。hǎo ，nà xiàyīge wèntí ，jiùshìshuō ，nǐ xiànzài ，niányèfàn yībān shì zài jiālǐ chī háishì shàng guǎnzi ？
Oh, you could chat and whatnot. Everyone got together really quickly, it's like they were one big family. That's a really interesting experience to have while riding a train. OK, next question: These days, do you generally eat New Year's dinner at home, or do you go out to a restaurant?
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但是在馆子里边吃饭跟在家里边吃，氛围是不一样的。好多人也可能选择到馆子里去吃饭，但是那边里可能会非常地吵啊，非常地挤啊，包括你要菜呀什么的，不可能马上就把菜给你上来了。那个时候还要等，觉得挺麻烦的。再说，在自己家里，大家一家人嘛，也没有外人，大家可以很开心，想谈什么就谈什么，想怎样玩就怎样玩，想怎样吃就怎样吃。但是你要是去馆子的话，那毕竟是在公共场合了，所以有些地方你要......
dànshì zài guǎnzi lǐbiān chīfàn gēn zài jiālǐ biān chī ，fēnwéi shì bùyīyàng de 。hǎo duō rén yě kěnéng xuǎnzé dào guǎnzi lǐ qù chīfàn ，dànshì nà lǐbiān kěnéng huì fēicháng de chāo ā ，fēicháng de jǐ ā ，bāokuò nǐ yào cài yā shénme de ，bù kěnéng mǎshàng jiù bǎ cài gěi nǐ shànglái le 。nàge shíhou hái yào děng ，juéde tǐng máfan de 。zàishuō ，zài zìjǐ jiālǐ ，dàjiā yījiārén ma ，yě méiyǒu wàirén ，dàjiā kěyǐ hěn kāixīn ，xiǎng tán shénme jiù Tán shénme ，xiǎng zěnyàng wán jiù zěnyàng wán ，xiǎng zěnyàng chī jiù zěnyàng chī 。dànshì nǐ yàoshì qù guǎnzi dehuà ，nà bìjìng shì zài gōnggòng chánghé le ，suǒyǐ yǒuxiē dìfang nǐ yào ......
But eating in a restaurant, the atmosphere in a restaurant is really different from home. A lot of people might choose to go out to a restaurant to eat, but it will definitely be very noisy and crowded. And also, when you want your dishes, they won't be able to serve you immediately. You have to wait, and it seems like a big hassle. Plus, at home, everyone is from the same family. There are no outsiders. So everybody is very relaxed. You can talk about whatever you like, and have fun however you like. You can eat however you want. But if you go to a restaurant, after all, that is a public situation, so there may be a few things you need to...
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二十年后，许仙和白素贞的儿子考中状元，到塔前祭母，孝心感动了天庭，白素贞被放出了雷峰塔，一家人终于团聚了。
èrshí nián hòu ，XǔXiān hé Bái Sùzhēn de érzi kǎozhòngzhuàngyuán ，dào tǎ qián jì mǔ ，xiàoxīn gǎndòng le tiāntíng ，Bái Sùzhēn bèi fàngchū le Léifēngtǎ ，yījiārén zhōngyú tuánjù le 。
Twenty years later, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen's son received the highest mark on the imperial examination and went to the tower to make a sacrifice for his mother. His filial piety moved the gods, and Bai Suzhen was released from Leifeng Tower. The family was finally reunited.
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母亲的责任是照顾一家人的生活。
mǔqīn de zérèn shì zhàogu yījiārén de shēnghuó 。
A mother's responsibility is to take care of the whole family.
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啊？都什么年代了？还这么老封建。我们家倒没这个讲究，我爸妈还巴不得我回家过年，一家人吃团圆饭呢。我也很想跟我爸妈一起过。
ǎ ？dōu shénme niándài le ？hái zhème lǎo fēngjiàn 。wǒmen jiā dào méi zhè ge jiǎngjiu ，wǒ bàmā hái bābudé wǒ huíjiā guònián ，yījiārén chī tuányuánfàn ne 。wǒ yě hěn xiǎng gēn wǒ bàmā yīqǐ guò 。
What? What era are you living in? So feudalistic. Our family doesn't do it that way. My mom and dad are really looking forward to me coming home for the New Year, and having the New Year family dinner. And I really want to be there with them for that.
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因为中国人很喜欢一家人在一起，或者朋友也喜欢永远在一起，不喜欢分开。
yīnwèi Zhōngguórén hěn xǐhuan yījiārén zài yīqǐ ，huòzhě péngyou yě xǐhuan yǒngyuǎn zài yīqǐ ，bù xǐhuan fēnkāi 。
Because Chinese people really like to have a family of people together. Friends want to be friends forever. They don't like to split up.
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嗯，可以考虑。但是一家人吃喝拉撒都在一辆车上，卫生吗？
ng4 ，kěyǐ kǎolǜ 。dànshì yījiārén chīhēlāsā dōu zài yī liàng chē shang ，wèishēng ma ？
Yeah, I could consider it. But is a whole family eating, drinking and using the bathroom in one car sanitary?
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