人家
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Definitions
- 1. other people
- 2. sb else
- 3. he, she or they
- 4. I, me (referring to oneself as \one\ or \people\)
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Common mistakes
When 人家 is used as a modest self-reference, it often carries a coy or complaining tone and is typically used by females; learners should avoid using it for 'I' in neutral contexts.
Example Sentences
1 shown人家 都不想去，你为什么非要逼他？
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Words Containing 人家
a polite term for an elderly person
see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi]
thrifty
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
women (in general)
woman (derog.)
family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
a man (rather than a woman)