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jiā
HSK 2.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. home
  2. 2. family
  3. 3. classifier for families or businesses
  4. 4. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  5. 5. noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary
  6. 6. corresponds to English -ist
  7. 7. -er
  8. 8. -ary or -ian
  9. 9. CL:個|个[gè]

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Words Containing 家

罗家英
luó jiā yīng

Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor

家私
jiā sī

family property

买家
mǎi jiā

buyer; purchaser

世禄之家
shì lù zhī jiā

family with hereditary emoluments

天体物理学家
tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā

astrophysicist

国家军品贸易管理委员会
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)

唐家璇
táng jiā xuán

Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat

杂家
zá jiā

Miscellaneous School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocate was Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 bù wéi]

编辑家
biān jí jiā

editor

家长家短
jiā cháng jiā duǎn

family goings-on

无家可归
wú jiā kě guī

homeless

农家
nóng jiā

School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

星相家
xīng xiàng jiā

astrologer

抄家
chāo jiā

to search a house and confiscate possessions

家常
jiā cháng

the daily life of a family

家慈
jiā cí

(polite) my mother

美国国家航天航空局
měi guó guó jiā háng tiān háng kōng jú

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

国家汉办
guó jiā hàn bàn

Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as \Hanban\), an organ of the PRC government which develops Chinese language and culture teaching resources worldwide, and has established Confucius Institutes 孔子學院|孔子学院[kǒng zǐ xué yuàn] internationally

人家
rén jiā

dwelling

家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng

every family has its problems (idiom)

打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng

lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

一家之主
yī jiā zhī zhǔ

master of the house

一家子
yī jiā zi

the whole family

阿灵顿国家公墓
ā líng dùn guó jiā gōng mù

Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA

四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā

to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)

历史学家
lì shǐ xué jiā

historian

人类学家
rén lèi xué jiā

anthropologist

养家
yǎng jiā

to support a family

家禽
jiā qín

poultry

大家庭
dà jiā tíng

extended family

国家体委
guó jiā tǐ wěi

PRC sports and physical culture commission

举家
jǔ jiā

the whole family

拉鲁湿地国家自然保护区
lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū

Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa

公家机关
gōng jiā jī guān

civil service

生物学家
shēng wù xué jiā

biologist

地震学家
dì zhèn xué jiā

seismologist

家长
jiā zhǎng

family head

大投资家
dà tóu zī jiā

big investor

自家人
zì jiā rén

sb with whom one is on familiar terms

东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn

to gossip (idiom)

亲如一家
qīn rú yī jiā

family-like close relationship (idiom)

国家重点学科
guó jiā zhòng diǎn xué kē

National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)

农家乐
nóng jiā lè

a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc)

三家村
sān jiā cūn

the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓[dèng tuò], Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗[wú hán] and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙[liào mò shā], criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution

剧作家
jù zuò jiā

playwright

新儒家
xīn rú jiā

New Confucianism, a social and political movement founded in 1920s China that combines aspects of Western and Eastern philosophy

银行家
yín háng jiā

banker

皇家香港警察
huáng jiā xiāng gǎng jǐng chá

Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)

王家
wáng jiā

princely

当代新儒家
dāng dài xīn rú jiā

Contemporary New Confucianism

编译家
biān yì jiā

translator and editor

神学家
shén xué jiā

theologian

家宴
jiā yàn

dinner party held in one's home

国家医疗服务体系
guó jiā yī liáo fú wù tǐ xì

National Health Service (UK)

家传
jiā chuán

handed down in a family

政治家
zhèng zhì jiā

statesman

艺术家
yì shù jiā

artist

道德家
dào dé jiā

Daoist

家长制
jiā zhǎng zhì

patriarchal system

独立国家联合体
dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ

Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)

医学家
yī xué jiā

medical scientist

有核国家
yǒu hé guó jiā

nuclear weapon states

诸子百家
zhū zǐ bǎi jiā

the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)

天文学家
tiān wén xué jiā

astronomer

家当
jiā dàng

familial property

历史家
lì shǐ jiā

historian

中国国家博物馆
zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn

National Museum of China

家境
jiā jìng

family financial situation

生物化学家
shēng wù huà xué jiā

biochemist

店家
diàn jiā

(dialect) shop; store

金家庄区
jīn jiā zhuāng qū

Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui

哲学家
zhé xué jiā

philosopher

行家
háng jiā

connoisseur

石家庄地区
shí jiā zhuāng dì qū

Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei

石家庄
shí jiā zhuāng

Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[hé běi shěng] in north China

家里蹲
jiā lǐ dūn

recluse

王家瑞
wáng jiā ruì

Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, head of CCP central committee's international liaison department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[duì wài lián luò bù] 2003-2015

大国家党
dà guó jiā dǎng

South Korean Grand national party

独家
dú jiā

exclusive

东南亚国家联盟
dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

国家级
guó jiā jí

(administrative) national-level

刘家夼
liú jiā kuǎng

Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong

改革家
gǎi gé jiā

reformer

地理学家
dì lǐ xué jiā

geographer

家蝇
jiā yíng

house fly

分家
fēn jiā

to separate and live apart

家庭
jiā tíng

family

国家发展改革委
guó jiā fā zhǎn gǎi gé wěi

PRC National Development and Reform Commission

家长会
jiā zhǎng huì

parent-teacher conference

伍家岗区
wǔ jiā gǎng qū

Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei

诡辩家
guǐ biàn jiā

sophist

美国国家侦察局
měi guó guó jiā zhēn chá jú

National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)

儒家
rú jiā

Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

国家统计局
guó jiā tǒng jì jú

(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

仇家
chóu jiā

enemy

中国左翼作家联盟
zhōng guó zuǒ yì zuò jiā lián méng

the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930

国家电网公司
guó jiā diàn wǎng gōng sī

State Grid Corporation of China

齐家
qí jiā

to govern one's family

小家子气
xiǎo jiā zi qì

petty

家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì

lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)

原子科学家通报
yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng bào

Journal of Atomic Scientists

煽动颠覆国家罪
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì

crime of conspiring to overthrow the state

万家灯火
wàn jiā dēng huǒ

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

二奶专家
èr nǎi zhuān jiā

\mercenary expert\, a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity

杨福家
yáng fú jiā

Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist

批评家
pī píng jiā

critic

国家军品贸易局
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì jú

State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)

身家调查
shēn jiā diào chá

to do a background check on sb

神家园
shén jiā yuán

spiritual home

家僮
jiā tóng

servant

酉阳土家族苗族自治县
yǒu yáng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

回家吃自己
huí jiā chī zì jǐ

to be fired

金家庄
jīn jiā zhuāng

Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui

印江土家族苗族自治县
yìn jiāng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

欢喜冤家
huān xǐ yuān jia

quarrelsome but loving couple

生理学家
shēng lǐ xué jiā

physiologist

加拿大皇家海军
jiā ná dà huáng jiā hǎi jūn

Royal Canadian Navy

摄影家
shè yǐng jiā

photographer

微生物学家
wēi shēng wù xué jiā

microbiologist

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]

事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā

an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

家居
jiā jū

home; residence

墨家
mò jiā

Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[mò zǐ]

家务
jiā wù

housework

持家
chí jiā

to housekeep

坏家伙
huài jiā huǒ

bad guy

雕刻家
diāo kè jiā

sculptor

家常豆腐
jiā cháng dòu fu

home-style tofu

纵横家
zòng héng jiā

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[sū qín] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[zhàng yí]

佛家
fó jiā

Buddhism

演讲家
yǎn jiǎng jiā

orator

世家
shì jiā

family influential for generations

过家家
guò jiā jiā

to play house

滕家
téng jiā

Tengjia township in Rongcheng 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong

家轿
jiā jiào

privately-owned car

苏家屯区
sū jiā tún qū

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

家乡菜
jiā xiāng cài

regional dish

小家碧玉
xiǎo jiā bì yù

pretty daughter in a humble family

家丑
jiā chǒu

family scandal

家庭煮夫
jiā tíng zhǔ fū

househusband

贻笑方家
yí xiào fāng jiā

a novice making a fool of himself

巧家县
qiǎo jiā xiàn

Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

搬家
bān jiā

to move house; to relocate

家政员
jiā zhèng yuán

housekeeping staff

国家主义
guó jiā zhǔ yì

nationalism

家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò

to come down in the world (idiom)

家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)

玩家角色
wán jiā jué sè

player character (in a role-playing game)

石柱土家族自治县
shí zhù tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

植物学家
zhí wù xué jiā

botanist

专门家
zhuān mén jiā

specialist

拉家常
lā jiā cháng

to talk or chat about ordinary daily life

非国家行为体
fēi guó jiā xíng wéi tǐ

non-state actor

赢家通吃
yíng jiā tōng chī

winner takes all

六朝四大家
liù cháo sì dà jiā

Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[cáo bù xīng], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[gù kǎi zhī], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[lù tàn wēi] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[zhāng sēng yóu]

杨家将
yáng jiā jiàng

Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯
dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

书画家
shū huà jiā

calligrapher and painter

商家
shāng jiā

merchant

百家
bǎi jiā

many schools of thought

颠覆国家罪
diān fù guó jiā zuì

crime of incitement to overthrow the state

管家
guǎn jiā

manager; administrator; housekeeper

漫画家
màn huà jiā

cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)

精神学家
jīng shén xué jiā

psychologist

家庭成员
jiā tíng chéng yuán

family member

玛家乡
mǎ jiā xiāng

Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

国家一级保护
guó jiā yī jí bǎo hù

Grade One State protected (species)

丧家之狗
sàng jiā zhī gǒu

see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sàng jiā zhī quǎn]

八家将
bā jiā jiàng

(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as \8+9\, [bā jiā jiǔ]

家法
jiā fǎ

the rules and discipline that apply within a family

看家
kān jiā

to look after the house

国家图书馆
guó jiā tú shū guǎn

national library

合家
hé jiā

whole family

国家环保总局
guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú

(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[huán jìng bǎo hù bù]

史家
shǐ jiā

historian

登山家
dēng shān jiā

mountaineer

人家
rén jia

other people

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)

上家
shàng jiā

preceding player (in a game)

首家
shǒu jiā

first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)

家常便饭
jiā cháng biàn fàn

simple home-style meal

道家
dào jiā

Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[lǎo zǐ] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] (369-286 BC)

官家
guān jiā

emperor

计算机科学家
jì suàn jī kē xué jiā

computer scientist

家花没有野花香
jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng

lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)

家舅
jiā jiù

(polite) my maternal uncle

做人家
zuò rén jiā

thrifty

出家人
chū jiā rén

monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)

五家渠市
wǔ jiā qú shì

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

布鲁克海文国家实验室
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén guó jiā shí yàn shì

Brookhaven National Laboratory

雄辩家
xióng biàn jiā

orator

恩施土家族苗族自治州
ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

家景
jiā jǐng

the family's financial circumstances

家庭主妇
jiā tíng zhǔ fù

housewife

国家发展计划委员会
guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huà wěi yuán huì

PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会

理学家
lǐ xué jiā

scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学[lǐ xué]

女管家
nǚ guǎn jiā

housekeeper

家家户户
jiā jiā hù hù

each and every family (idiom)

医学专家
yī xué zhuān jiā

medical expert

张家川回族自治县
zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

北京国家体育场
běi jīng guó jiā tǐ yù chǎng

Beijing National Stadium

国家标准化管理委员会
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)

翻译家
fān yì jiā

translator (of writings)

故家
gù jiā

family whose members have been officials from generation to generation

宜家
yí jiā

IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer

铺家
pù jiā

store

丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo

an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

国家代码
guó jiā dài mǎ

country code

私家
sī jiā

private

六家
liù jiā

Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[sī mǎ tán] (儒家[rú jiā], 道家[dào jiā], 陰陽|阴阳[yīn yáng], 法家[fǎ jiā], 名家[míng jiā], and 墨家[mò jiā])

千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

沙家浜
shā jiā bāng

\Sha Family's Creek\, a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yàng bǎn xì]

国家文物局
guó jiā wén wù jú

PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)

败家子
bài jiā zǐ

spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal

国家地震局
guó jiā dì zhèn jú

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)

好家伙
hǎo jiā huo

my God!

唐初四大家
táng chū sì dà jiā

Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang

货比三家
huò bǐ sān jiā

to shop around (idiom)

平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā

to start from scratch (idiom)

下家
xià jiā

player whose turn comes next (in a game)

外交家
wài jiāo jiā

diplomat

专家评价
zhuān jiā píng jià

expert evaluation

非核武器国家
fēi hé wǔ qì guó jiā

non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)

家产
jiā chǎn

family property

家弟
jiā dì

(polite) my younger brother

养家糊口
yǎng jiā hú kǒu

to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family

国家互联网信息办公室
guó jiā hù lián wǎng xìn xī bàn gōng shì

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)

工业化国家
gōng yè huà guó jiā

industrialized country

家园
jiā yuán

home

头家
tóu jiā

organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings

倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn

to lose a family fortune (idiom)

行家里手
háng jiā lǐ shǒu

connoisseur

挨家挨户
āi jiā āi hù

to go from house to house

国家队
guó jiā duì

national team

娘家
niáng jia

married woman's parents' home

男人家
nán rén jia

a man (rather than a woman)

家计
jiā jì

family livelihood

长阳土家族自治县
cháng yáng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

国家经济贸易委员会
guó jiā jīng jì mào yì wěi yuán huì

State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)

客家语
kè jiā yǔ

Hakka (a Chinese dialect)

挨家
āi jiā

from house to house, one by one

物理学家
wù lǐ xué jiā

physicist

空想家
kōng xiǎng jiā

impractical dreamer

家亲
jiā qīn

one's deceased close relatives

居家
jū jiā

to live at home

家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi

to be of humble origin (idiom)

携家带眷
xié jiā dài juàn

to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family

东家
dōng jiā

master (i.e. employer)

金融家
jīn róng jiā

financier; banker

万家乐
wàn jiā lè

Macro (brand)

家业
jiā yè

family property

张家长,李家短
zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn

lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors

药物学家
yào wù xué jiā

pharmacologist

水利家
shuǐ lì jiā

water manager

流氓国家
liú máng guó jiā

rogue state

沿河土家族自治县
yán hé tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

冒险家
mào xiǎn jiā

adventurer

半路出家
bàn lù chū jiā

switch to a job one was not trained for

回家
huí jiā

to return home

家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ

extreme poverty (idiom); destitute

谢家集
xiè jiā jí

Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

化学家
huà xué jiā

chemist

家里
jiā lǐ

home

美食家
měi shí jiā

gourmet

探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā

explorer

分析家
fēn xī jiā

(political) analyst

卖家
mài jiā

seller

家父
jiā fù

(polite) my father

冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu

enemy (idiom); opponent

经济学家
jīng jì xué jiā

economist

探家
tàn jiā

to make a trip home

炒家
chǎo jiā

speculator

家乐氏
jiā lè shì

Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)

家眷
jiā juàn

one's wife and children

国家社会主义
guó jiā shè huì zhǔ yì

national socialism

国家元首
guó jiā yuán shǒu

head of state

家用电脑
jiā yòng diàn nǎo

home computer

国家重点实验室
guó jiā zhòng diǎn shí yàn shì

State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)

笨到家了
bèn dào jiā le

extremely stupid

资本家
zī běn jiā

capitalist

家马
jiā mǎ

domestic horse

失独家庭
shī dú jiā tíng

a family bereaved of its only child

自报家门
zì bào jiā mén

to introduce oneself

岳家
yuè jiā

wife's parents' home

评论家
píng lùn jiā

critic

旧家
jiù jiā

notable former families

大方之家
dà fāng zhī jiā

learned person

在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

专家
zhuān jiā

expert; specialist

歌唱家
gē chàng jiā

singer

冤家宜解不宜结
yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié

It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

输家
shū jiā

loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[yíng jiā])

鉴赏家
jiàn shǎng jiā

connoisseur

唐家山
táng jiā shān

area in Beichuan county Sichuan

全家福
quán jiā fú

photograph of the entire family

科学家
kē xué jiā

scientist

加拿大皇家
jiā ná dà huáng jiā

HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)

俗家
sú jiā

layman

兵家
bīng jiā

the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

家臣
jiā chén

counselor of king or feudal warlord

国家开发银行
guó jiā kāi fā yín háng

China Development Bank

梦想家
mèng xiǎng jiā

dreamer

马家军
mǎ jiā jūn

the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s

成家
chéng jiā

to settle down and get married (of a man)

国家计划委员会
guó jiā jì huà wěi yuán huì

PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会[guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huà wěi yuán huì] then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会[guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì]

国家广播电视总局
guó jiā guǎng bō diàn shì zǒng jú

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

民家
mín jiā

minka

原子科学家
yuán zǐ kē xué jiā

atomic scientist

刘家村
liú jiā cūn

Liujia village in Zhangdian District 張店區|张店区[zhāng diàn qū] of Zhibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong

家娘
jiā niáng

(dialect) husband's mother

家训
jiā xùn

instructions to one's children

荷兰皇家航空
hé lán huáng jiā háng kōng

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

女家
nǚ jiā

bride's family (in marriage)

家宅
jiā zhái

home

丁宠家庭
dīng chǒng jiā tíng

double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[dīng kè])

一家人不说两家话
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

家族树
jiā zú shù

a family tree

庞家堡区
páng jiā bǎo qū

Pangjiabao district of Zhangjiakou city, Hebei

破家
pò jiā

to destroy one's family

成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè

to get married and start a career (idiom)

养家活口
yǎng jiā huó kǒu

to support one's family (idiom)

核国家
hé guó jiā

nuclear nations

诸子十家
zhū zǐ shí jiā

various sages and ten schools of thought

老家
lǎo jiā

native place

家兄
jiā xiōng

(polite) my elder brother

闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng

to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

国家外汇管理局
guó jiā wài huì guǎn lǐ jú

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

星命家
xīng mìng jiā

astrologer (esp. Daoist)

家事
jiā shì

family matters

美国国家航空航天局
měi guó guó jiā háng kōng háng tiān jú

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government

国家文物委员会
guó jiā wén wù wěi yuán huì

National Committee of Cultural Heritage

老家贼
lǎo jiā zéi

(dialect) sparrow

生态学家
shēng tài xué jiā

ecologist

煽动颠覆国家政权
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán

incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)

家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

家婆
jiā pó

(dialect) mother-in-law

周家
zhōu jiā

Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art

齐家治国
qí jiā zhì guó

to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)

方家
fāng jiā

learned person

家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

国家旅游度假区
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū

National Resort District (PRC)

管家婆
guǎn jiā pó

housewife (jocular)

家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known

钢琴家
gāng qín jiā

pianist

家母
jiā mǔ

(polite) my mother

法家
fǎ jiā

Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[hán fēi] and Li Si 李斯[lǐ sī], which influenced Shang Yang 商鞅[shāng yāng], whose reforms strengthened the Qin state 秦國|秦国[qín guó], eventually enabling it to conquer rival states and unify China under the Qin dynasty 秦朝[qín cháo]

大家
dà jiā

everyone

在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

船家
chuán jiā

person who lives and makes a living on a boat

收藏家
shōu cáng jiā

a collector (e.g. of artworks)

家乐福
jiā lè fú

Carrefour, French supermarket chain

家信
jiā xìn

letter (to or from) home

唐宋八大家
táng sòng bā dà jiā

Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[hán yù], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[liǔ zōng yuán], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū], the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū], Wang Anshi 王安石[wáng ān shí], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[zēng gǒng]

美洲国家组织
měi zhōu guó jiā zǔ zhī

Organization of American States

中国国家环保局
zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

扯家常
chě jiā cháng

to engage in small talk

国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

投资家
tóu zī jiā

investor

家公
jiā gōng

head of a family

自家
zì jiā

oneself

客家
kè jiā

Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south

国家文物鉴定委员会
guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì

National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage

家庭暴力
jiā tíng bào lì

domestic violence

国家留学基金管理委员会
guó jiā liú xué jī jīn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Scholarship Council (CSC)

国家火山公园
guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

秀山土家族苗族自治县
xiù shān tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

行动艺术家
xíng dòng yì shù jiā

performance artist

如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)

文字学家
wén zì xué jiā

expert on writing systems

私家车
sī jiā chē

private car

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)

国家
guó jiā

country; nation; state

家养
jiā yǎng

domestic (animals)

家佣
jiā yōng

domestic helper

黑道家族
hēi dào jiā zú

The Sopranos (US TV series)

家什
jiā shi

utensils

名画家
míng huà jiā

famous painter

男家
nán jiā

man's family (in marriage)

占星家
zhān xīng jiā

astrologer

指挥家
zhǐ huī jiā

conductor (music)

穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè

lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)

向家坝
xiàng jiā bà

Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station

五峰土家族自治县
wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái

lit. to live on a boat

家政学
jiā zhèng xué

family and consumer science

百花齐放,百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

攀山家
pān shān jiā

mountaineer (HK)

希西家
xī xī jiā

Hezekiah or Ezekias (740-687 BC), twelfth king of Judah (Judaism)

客家人
kè jiā rén

Hakka people

病家
bìng jiā

a patient and his family

航海家
háng hǎi jiā

mariner

活动家
huó dòng jiā

activist

华润万家
huá rùn wàn jiā

CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China

革命家
gé mìng jiā

a revolutionary

小说家
xiǎo shuō jiā

School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

实业家
shí yè jiā

industrialist

发达国家
fā dá guó jiā

developed nation

对家
duì jiā

partner (in four person game)

田家庵区
tián jiā ān qū

Tianjia'an District of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

新兴经济国家
xīn xīng jīng jì guó jiā

developing economic state

家姊
jiā zǐ

my sister

公家
gōng jiā

society

谢家集区
xiè jiā jí qū

Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

良家
liáng jiā

respectable family; decent family

离家别井
lí jiā bié jǐng

to leave home; to abandon one's family

管家职务
guǎn jiā zhí wù

stewardship

国家安全局
guó jiā ān quán jú

National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)

浑家
hún jiā

wife

企业家
qǐ yè jiā

entrepreneur

观察家
guān chá jiā

observer

古生物学家
gǔ shēng wù xué jiā

paleontologist; paleobiologist

家门
jiā mén

house door

家嫂
jiā sǎo

(polite) my sister-in-law

在家
zài jiā

to be at home

家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng

family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned

多民族国家
duō mín zú guó jiā

multiethnic state

美国国家标准学会
měi guó guó jiā biāo zhǔn xué huì

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

病毒学家
bìng dú xué jiā

virologist (person who studies viruses)

预言家
yù yán jiā

prophet

家居卖场
jiā jū mài chǎng

furniture store

战略家
zhàn lüe4 jiā

a strategist

国家政策
guó jiā zhèng cè

state policy

徐家汇
xú jiā huì

Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[xú huì qū], Xuhui district, central Shanghai

玛家
mǎ jiā

Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

少东家
shào dōng jiā

boss's son

理论家
lǐ lùn jiā

theorist

丢到家
diū dào jiā

to lose (face) utterly

家严
jiā yán

(polite) my father

考古学家
kǎo gǔ xué jiā

archaeologist

蜑家
dàn jiā

Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces

刘家辉
liú jiā huī

Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor

家用
jiā yòng

home-use

女人家
nǚ rén jia

women (in general)

汉学家
hàn xué jiā

sinologist

本家
běn jiā

a member of the same clan

国家发展和改革委员会
guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì

PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003

邻家
lín jiā

next-door neighbor

厂家
chǎng jiā

factory; manufacturer

涂家
tú jiā

painter

文学家
wén xué jiā

writer

巧家
qiǎo jiā

Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

中国作家协会
zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì

China Writers Association (CWA)

丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn

stray dog (idiom)

张家界市
zhāng jiā jiè shì

Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan

顾家
gù jiā

to take care of one's family

乾嘉三大家
qián jiā sān dà jiā

Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼

彭水苗族土家族自治县
péng shuǐ miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality

家庭教师
jiā tíng jiào shī

tutor

国家航天局
guó jiā háng tiān jú

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

单亲家庭
dān qīn jiā tíng

single parent family

家伙
jiā huo

domestic animal

运动家
yùn dòng jiā

athlete

张家口市
zhāng jiā kǒu shì

Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei

酒家
jiǔ jiā

restaurant

良家女子
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ

woman from a respectable family

送货到家
sòng huò dào jiā

home delivery

阴阳家
yīn yáng jiā

School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[zōu yǎn]

回老家
huí lǎo jiā

to go back to one's roots

国家海洋局
guó jiā hǎi yáng jú

State Oceanic Administration (PRC)

元曲四大家
yuán qǔ sì dà jiā

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]

家姑
jiā gū

(polite) father's sisters

勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā

to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

国家标准中文交换码
guó jiā biāo zhǔn zhōng wén jiāo huàn mǎ

CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992

家鸭绿头鸭
jiā yā lǜ tóu yā

mallard

挨户挨家
āi hù āi jiā

see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[āi jiā āi hù]

在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

教育家
jiào yù jiā

educationalist

想家
xiǎng jiā

homesick

发家
fā jiā

to lay down a family fortune

到家
dào jiā

perfect

画家
huà jiā

painter

皇家
huáng jiā

royal

书法家
shū fǎ jiā

calligrapher

皇家海军
huáng jiā hǎi jūn

Royal Navy (UK)

起家
qǐ jiā

to start out by

家叔
jiā shū

(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)

吉野家
jí yě jiā

Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)

侵入家宅者
qīn rù jiā zhái zhě

housebreaker

星家
xīng jiā

astrologist (in former times)

国家监察委员会
guó jiā jiān chá wěi yuán huì

National Supervision Commission of the PRC, anti-corruption agency established in 2018

一家人
yī jiā rén

the whole family

亲家
qìng jia

parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law

张家口
zhāng jiā kǒu

Zhangjiakou, prefecture-level city in Hebei

中国国家原子能机构
zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu

China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)

张家界
zhāng jiā jiè

Zhangjiajie, prefecture-level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[dà yōng]

石家庄市
shí jiā zhuāng shì

Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[hé běi shěng] in north China

张家口地区
zhāng jiā kǒu dì qū

Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei

舞蹈家
wǔ dǎo jiā

dancer

家族
jiā zú

family

张家港
zhāng jiā gǎng

Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

男管家
nán guǎn jiā

butler

家数
jiā shù

the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school

成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì

to get married (idiom)

百家乐
bǎi jiā lè

baccarat (loanword)

中国国家环境保护总局
zhōng guó guó jiā huán jìng bǎo hù zǒng jú

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

洪家
hóng jiā

Hung Gar Kung Fu - Martial Art

传家
chuán jiā

to pass on through the generations

冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi

lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)

苗家
miáo jiā

see 苗族[miáo zú]

妇道人家
fù dao rén jia

woman (derog.)

家灶
jiā zào

hearth

名家
míng jiā

School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names

农家庭院
nóng jiā tíng yuàn

farmyard

走娘家
zǒu niáng jiā

(of a wife) to visit one's parental home

实干家
shí gàn jiā

sb who gets things done

少年之家
shào nián zhī jiā

children's center

思想家
sī xiǎng jiā

thinker

国家航空公司
guó jiā háng kōng gōng sī

flag carrier

全家
quán jiā

whole family

齐家文化
qí jiā wén huà

Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[hé xī zǒu láng] c. 2000 BC

垦丁国家公园
kěn dīng guó jiā gōng yuán

Kenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島|恒春半岛[héng chūn bàn dǎo], Pingtung county, south Taiwan

心理学家
xīn lǐ xué jiā

psychologist

阿拉伯国家联盟
ā lā bó guó jiā lián méng

Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States

作家
zuò jiā

author

咱家
zá jiā

I

伍家岗
wǔ jiā gǎng

Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei

考古家
kǎo gǔ jiā

archaeologist

家鸦
jiā yā

(bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)

皇家加勒比海游轮公司
huáng jiā jiā lè bǐ hǎi yóu lún gōng sī

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

医家
yī jiā

healer

家谱
jiā pǔ

genealogy

国家电力监管委员会
guó jiā diàn lì jiān guǎn wěi yuán huì

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)

夏威夷火山国家公园
xià wēi yí huǒ shān guó jiā gōng yuán

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

元诗四大家
yuán shī sì dà jiā

the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[yú jí], 範梈|范梈[fàn pēng], 楊載|杨载[yáng zài] and 揭傒斯[jiē xī sī]

离家出走
lí jiā chū zǒu

to leave home (to live somewhere else)

家政
jiā zhèng

housekeeping

家属
jiā shǔ

family member

货问三家不吃亏
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī

see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]

王家卫
wáng jiā wèi

Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director

法学家
fǎ xué jiā

jurist

北京国家游泳中心
běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

自成一家
zì chéng yī jiā

to have a style of one's own

家人
jiā rén

family member

各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

田家庵
tián jiā ān

Tianjia'an District of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui

白手起家
bái shǒu qǐ jiā

to build up from nothing

儒家思想
rú jiā sī xiǎng

Confucian thoughts

家畜
jiā chù

domestic animal

民用核国家
mín yòng hé guó jiā

civil nuclear power

阿家
ā gū

husband's mother

家鸭
jiā yā

domestic duck

娘家姓
niáng jia xìng

maiden name (of married woman)

跷家
qiāo jiā

to run away from home

家常菜
jiā cháng cài

home cooking

家室
jiā shì

wife

婆家
pó jia

husband's family

算命家
suàn mìng jiā

fortune-teller

中国国家航天局
zhōng guó guó jiā háng tiān jú

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

国家质量监督检验检疫总局
guó jiā zhì liàng jiān dū jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì zǒng jú

AQSIQ

住家
zhù jiā

residence

毁家纾难
huǐ jiā shū nàn
发展中国家
fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā

developing country

返家
fǎn jiā

to return home

庄家
zhuāng jiā

farmhouse

娼家
chāng jiā

brothel

皇家马德里
huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ

Real Madrid (soccer team)

皇家骑警
huáng jiā qí jǐng

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force

家用电器
jiā yòng diàn qì

domestic electric appliance

清官难断家务事
qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì

even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

家庭地址
jiā tíng dì zhǐ

home address

军事家
jūn shì jiā

military expert

夹山国家森林公园
jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[shí mén], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

专家系统
zhuān jiā xì tǒng

expert system

玩偶之家
wán ǒu zhī jiā

Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生

病理学家
bìng lǐ xué jiā

pathologist

家规
jiā guī

family rules; family code of conduct

身家
shēn jiā

oneself and one's family

湘西土家族苗族自治州
xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首[jí shǒu]

家赀万贯
jiā zī wàn guàn

immensely rich

马三家
mǎ sān jiā

Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[yú hóng qū] in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp

滕家镇
téng jiā zhèn

Tengjia township in Rongcheng 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong

国家公园
guó jiā gōng yuán

national park

官宦人家
guān huàn rén jiā

family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)

温家宝
wēn jiā bǎo

Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013

土家族
tǔ jiā zú

Tujia ethnic group of Hunan

语言学家
yǔ yán xué jiā

linguist

家乡
jiā xiāng

hometown

臧克家
zāng kè jiā

Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet

皇家学会
huáng jiā xué huì

the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)

传家宝
chuán jiā bǎo

family heirloom

现代新儒家
xiàn dài xīn rú jiā

Modern New Confucianism

林家翘
lín jiā qiáo

Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician

家奴
jiā nú

domestic slave

史学家
shǐ xué jiā

historian

出家
chū jiā

to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)

咱家
zán jiā

I

赢家
yíng jiā

winner

音乐家
yīn yuè jiā

musician

英国皇家学会
yīng guó huáng jiā xué huì

Royal Society

国家食品药品监督管理局
guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

倾家
qīng jiā

to ruin a family

回娘家
huí niáng jiā

(of a wife) to return to her parental home

家麻雀
jiā má què

(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

家庭主夫
jiā tíng zhǔ fū

househusband

刘家夼镇
liú jiā kuǎng zhèn

Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong

非核国家
fēi hé guó jiā

non-nuclear country

家世
jiā shì

family background

儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

客家话
kè jiā huà

Hakka dialect

家子
jiā zi

family

百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

慈善家
cí shàn jiā

philanthropist

国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng

the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)

家教
jiā jiào

family education

恋家
liàn jiā

home-loving

家童
jiā tóng

servant

主权国家
zhǔ quán guó jiā

sovereign country

孔子家语
kǒng zǐ jiā yǔ

The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects

气候学家
qì hòu xué jiā

a climatologist

拖家带口
tuō jiā dài kǒu

dragged down by having a family to feed

拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu

tied down by family obligations

孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén

one who is cut off from others (idiom)

家具
jiā jù

furniture

苏家屯
sū jiā tún

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

安家
ān jiā

to settle down

合家欢
hé jiā huān

group photo of whole family

兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì

commonplace in military operations (idiom)

作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā

composer

当家
dāng jiā

to be the one in charge of the family

家蚕
jiā cán

the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

小家鼠
xiǎo jiā shǔ

mouse

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu

destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)

子不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
zǐ bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

see 兒不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫[ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín]

家八哥
jiā bā gē

(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

家燕
jiā yàn

(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

冤家
yuān jia

enemy

家底
jiā dǐ

family property

保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó

guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense

国家主席
guó jiā zhǔ xí

president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations)

阴谋家
yīn móu jiā

schemer

玩家
wán jiā

player (of a game)

五家渠
wǔ jiā qú

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

海湾国家
hǎi wān guó jiā

nations of the Persian Gulf

罢黜百家,独尊儒术
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù

Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)

专家评论
zhuān jiā píng lùn

expert commentary

家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)

大家闺秀
dà jiā guī xiù

girl from a wealthy family

货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

当家作主
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ

to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)

张家港市
zhāng jiā gǎng shì

Zhangjiagang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

家暴
jiā bào

domestic violence

家祖
jiā zǔ

(polite) my paternal grandfather

家庭作业
jiā tíng zuò yè

homework

神经学家
shén jīng xué jiā

neurologist

地质学家
dì zhì xué jiā

geologist

戏剧家
xì jù jiā

dramatist

家乡话
jiā xiāng huà

native language

一家
yī jiā

the whole family

数学家
shù xué jiā

mathematician

加勒比国家联盟
jiā lè bǐ guó jiā lián méng

Association of Caribbean States

宋四家
sòng sì jiā

four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[sū shì], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[huáng tíng jiān], Mi Fu 米芾[mǐ fú] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[cài xiāng]

辛普森一家
xīn pǔ sēn yī jiā

The Simpsons (US TV series)

家传
jiā zhuàn

family history (as a literary genre)

家道
jiā dào

family financial circumstances

安家落户
ān jiā luò hù

to make one's home in a place

携家带口
xié jiā dài kǒu

(idiom) to take all one's family along; encumbered by a family; tied down by family obligations

万贯家财
wàn guàn jiā cái

vast wealth

老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què

lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)

国家安全
guó jiā ān quán

national security

钱多事少离家近
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn

lots of money, less work, and close to home

杂剧四大家
zá jù sì dà jiā

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]

爱国如家
ài guó rú jiā

to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)

国家安全部
guó jiā ān quán bù

PRC Ministry of State Security

发明家
fā míng jiā

inventor