人家

rén jiā

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Grammar term Common

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人家

rén jia Pronoun other people; sb else

人家

rén jiā Grammar term dwelling; family

Definitions

1. dwelling
2. family
3. sb else's house
4. house of woman's husband-to-be

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The Pronoun 人家

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这户 人家 很热情。

This family is very hospitable.

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Words Containing 人家

• 老人家 老人家 lǎorenjia: a polite term for an elderly person
• 人家牵驴你拔橛 人家牵驴你拔橛 rén jiā qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué: 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]
• 做人家 做人家 zuò rén jiā: thrifty
• 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn: lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
• 女人家 女人家 nǚ rén jia: women (in general)
• 官宦人家 官宦人家 guān huàn rén jiā: family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
• 男人家 男人家 nán rén jia: a man (rather than a woman)

Child Words of 人家

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 家 家 jiā: home