Jiǎ
贾
surname; ancient variant of 价(jià)
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
surname Jia
A common Chinese surname, also used as a given name component in some cases.
Jiǎ贾
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
。
Teacher Jia is our Chinese teacher.
《
Hóng红
lóu楼
mèng梦
》
de的
zuò作
zhě者
shì是
Cáo曹
Xuě雪
qín芹
，
shū书
zhōng中
Jiǎ贾
fǔ府
shì是
zhǔ主
yào要
gù故
shì事
bèi背
jǐng景
。
The author of *Dream of the Red Chamber* is Cao Xueqin, and the Jia family in the book is the main story setting.
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Jiǎ贾
Píng'āo平
shì凹
dāng是
dài当
zhù代
míng著
de名
zuò的
jiā作
家
。
Jia Pingwa is a famous contemporary Chinese writer.
Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
Jiǎ贾
de的
yī医
shēng生
。
I know a doctor surnamed Jia.
Jiǎ贾
fǔ府
de的
xīng兴
shuāi衰
shì是
《
Hóng红
lóu楼
mèng梦
》
de的
hé核
xīn心
xiàn线
suǒ索
。
The rise and fall of the Jia family is the core线索 of *Dream of the Red Chamber*.
adjective
ancient variant of 价(jià): price; value
archaicRare classical usage, equivalent to modern 价(jià), referring to price, value, or cost.
Cǐ此
gǔ贾
shèn甚
áng昂
，
fēi非
pín贫
mín民
suǒ所
néng能
gòu购
。
This price is very high, beyond the reach of poor people.
Gǔ古
shí时
gǔ贾
zhí值
bù不
dìng定
，
suí随
shì市
chǎng场
bō波
dòng动
。
In ancient times, prices were not fixed and fluctuated with the market.