家人
jiā rén
Pinyin

Definition

家人
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jiā rén
  1. household
  2. (one's) family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 位 wèi
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
家
jiā
  1. 1 see also: 家伙 jiā huo
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我喜欢和家人谈天说地。
wǒ xǐhuan hé jiārén tántiānshuōdì 。
I enjoy chatting about everything with my family.
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这不是我最爱的汝窑瓷吗？汝窑瓷的颜色如美玉一般，安静、典雅，家里有几个仿宋朝汝窑瓷的茶杯，我家人都爱不释手呢！
zhè búshi wǒ zuì ài de rǔyáo cí ma ？rǔyáo cí de yánsè rú měiyù yībān ，ānjìng 、diǎnyǎ ，jiālǐ yǒu jǐge fǎng Sòngcháo rǔyáo cí de chábēi ，wǒ jiārén dōu àibùshìshǒu ne ！
Isn't this my favourite, Ru Ware pottery? The colors of Ru Ware pottery are similar to jade, quiet, elegant. I've got a few faux Song Dynasty Ru Ware teacups, and my family really love them!
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我在煮饭给家人吃。
wǒ zài zhǔfàn gěi jiārén chī 。
I am cooking for my family to eat.
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在中国文化里，如果爸爸很成功，儿子就有很大的压力，因为他也要很成功，才不会丢全家人的脸。
zài Zhōngguó wénhuà lǐ ，rúguǒ bàba hěn chénggōng ，érzi jiù yǒu hěn dà de yālì ，yīnwèi tā yě yào hěn chénggōng ，cái bùhuì diū quán jiārén de liǎn 。
In Chinese culture, if the father is successful, the son would have a lot of pressure. Because he needs to be very successful as well, or he would lose the face of the whole family.
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我祝你顺利，祝你的家人平安。
wǒ zhù nǐ shùnlì ，zhù nǐ de jiārén píngān 。
I wish you well. I wish your family well.
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圣诞节不是应该和家人一起过吗？
Shèngdànjié bùshì yīnggāi hé jiārén yīqǐ guò ma ？
Shouldn’t you spend Christmas with family?
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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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跟家人和好
gēn jiārén héhǎo
Making up with family.
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家人吵架
jiārén chǎojià
Fighting with family
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我们需要家人在感情上给予支持。
wǒmen xūyào jiārén zài feelings shàng jǐyǔ zhīchí 。
We need our family to give us emotional support.
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