人家
rén jiā
Pinyin
Definition
人家
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- household
- dwelling
- family
- sb else's house
- household business
- house of woman's husband-to-be
- CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
人家
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- other people
- sb else
- he, she or they
- I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
- 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Sample Sentences
白云深处有人家
Houses are so far away as if up in the white clouds
就是有人强行霸占了别人的座位,等人家来了,都不让座,这样的事情已经屡见不鲜了。
It is to take another person’s seat and refuse to make way even when the rightful passenger arrives. These situations are common.
就是,上次我去芬兰,天下着雪呢,我们到餐厅吃饭,人家硬是一壶带冰的水放你面前。我看着就起鸡皮,没法喝,还好我随身带了保温杯。
Exactly, the last time I visited Finland, it was snowing. We went to a restaurant to eat and they served us with a pot of ice water. Just looking at it gave me goosebumps. I could not drink it but fortunately I brought my thermos mug.
别人家女孩子都是巴不得嫁个钻石王老五,婚后当个少奶奶。你就是跟人家不一样,非得要自己去闯出一片天地才甘愿。
Other girls all can’t wait to marry a diamond-studded bachelor, and to be the lady of the house after marriage. You’re different from other people, in that you insist on making your own way in the world.
嗯,这种共享模式我也听说过,具体是怎么操作的?能看得到送货路线吗?你这个司机的人品,能得到人家的信赖吗?
Hey, I've heard of this sharing model before, how does it work practically? Can you see the delivery routes? Can a driver like you earn people's trust?
第一次看还是阴差阳错地陪老人家去公园组织的老电影放映会,谁知我第一眼就爱上了,从此一发不可收拾。
The first time I watched an old movie, was at a screening party at a park when I accompanied an elderly. Who could guess that I would fall in love with it at first sight, and can be controlled since.
你穿这件衣服有点太随便了吧人家别人会觉得你很奇怪的。
Your attire is a bit too casual, the others will think you’re strange.
我们在村子里走了半天,也没见一户人家。
We walked for half a day in the village but didn’t see a single house.
人家嗓子不舒服,我们可不可以吃点清淡的呀?
My throat is not well, can we eat food that is less heavy and more bland?
人家小明很早就毕业去工作了,可是我们却还在念书。
Xiaoming graduated very early and began working but we’re still studying.