家
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Definitions
- 1. home
- 2. family
- 3. classifier for families or businesses
- 4. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
- 5. noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary
- 6. corresponds to English -ist
- 7. -er
- 8. -ary or -ian
- 9. CL:個|个[gè]
Example Sentences
1 shown你是語言學 家 ，還是歷史學 家 ？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 家
the whole family
dwelling
other people
author
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
whole family
every family (idiom)
to return home
country; nation; state
to be at home
everyone
extended family
my God!
family member
domestic animal
furniture
housework
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
home
family financial situation
each and every family (idiom)
family member
the daily life of a family
family
housekeeping
family education
family
home-use
poultry
home
hometown
family head
expert; specialist
factory; manufacturer
to settle down and get married (of a man)
to go from house to house
to move house; to relocate
homeless
exclusive
painter
private car
manager; administrator; housekeeper
native place
connoisseur
winner
loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[yíng jiā])
the whole family
master of the house
the whole family
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[dīng kè])
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
preceding player (in a game)
player whose turn comes next (in a game)
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
family influential for generations
family with hereditary emoluments
to lose (face) utterly
China Writers Association (CWA)
National Museum of China
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
sovereign country
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
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
\mercenary expert\, a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
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]
anthropologist
enemy
entrepreneur
Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei
Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei
residence
Buddhism
composer
housebreaker
layman
guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
thrifty
to pass on through the generations
family heirloom
to ruin a family
Confucian thoughts
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]
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]
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
photograph of the entire family
(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as \8+9\, [bā jiā jiǔ]
society
civil service
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])
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]
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)
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
adventurer
enemy
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
enemy (idiom); opponent
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)
to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
to separate and live apart
(political) analyst
perfect
playwright
Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong
Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong
Liujia village in Zhangdian District 張店區|张店区[zhāng diàn qū] of Zhibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor
Association of Caribbean States
HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)
Royal Canadian Navy
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
chemist
Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Beijing National Stadium
switch to a job one was not trained for
astrologer
Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
atomic scientist
Journal of Atomic Scientists
paleontologist; paleobiologist
historian
historian
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
whole family
group photo of whole family
Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
famous painter
Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station
Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art
I
I
philosopher
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
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]
area in Beichuan county Sichuan
Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
merchant
stray dog (idiom)
see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sàng jiā zhī quǎn]
single parent family
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
(of a wife) to return to her parental home
to be fired
to go back to one's roots
Grade One State protected (species)
president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations)
nationalism
Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)
country code
head of state
national park
national library
China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
national security
National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
PRC Ministry of State Security
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)
state policy
National Committee of Cultural Heritage
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
National Resort District (PRC)
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
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
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
(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]
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
PRC National Development and Reform Commission
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
National Supervision Commission of the PRC, anti-corruption agency established in 2018
national socialism
(administrative) national-level
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
flag carrier
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]
AQSIQ
State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)
State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)
National Health Service (UK)
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)