家
family; home; expert; school of thought
Meanings
12 senses · 36 examplesnoun
family; household
Refers to the family unit or household. Often used with surnames to refer to a particular family.
His family has five members.
The Zhangs and the Wangs are relatives.
noun
home; residence; house
Refers to the physical dwelling or place where one lives.
I went home.
This is my home.
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My home is in Shanghai.
noun
workplace; post (in military or office units)
Used metaphorically to refer to someone's workplace or office, especially in military contexts.
I found the battalion headquarters, but the battalion commander happened to be away.
noun
person or family engaged in a certain trade
Used as a suffix for people in specific occupations or trades.
peasant family; farming household
fisherman's family
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boatman
master; employer; host
expert; connoisseur
noun
expert; specialist; person engaged in a specific field
Used as a suffix for professionals and experts in various fields.
expert; specialist
painter; artist
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politician; statesman
scientist
artist
social activist
noun
school of thought; academic sect
Refers to philosophical or academic schools, especially in classical Chinese thought.
Confucian school
Legalist school
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contention of a hundred schools of thought
distinctive doctrine or theory; original system of thought
noun
party; side (in a game, dispute, or negotiation)
Used to refer to one side in a game, negotiation, or dispute.
preceding player (in cards); landlord (previous tenant)
next player (in cards); next tenant
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the state; the public; the government
The two sides played to a draw in chess.
noun
(humble) my (older relative)
humbleHumble form (谦辞) used when referring to one's own older relatives in formal or polite conversation.
my father (humble)
my elder brother (humble)
adjective
domesticated; tame (as opposed to wild)
Used as an adjective to describe domesticated animals as opposed to wild ones.
livestock; domestic animals
poultry; domestic fowl
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domestic rabbit
domestic pigeon
adjective
tame; domesticated (after being raised)
dialectDialect usage (方) describing animals that have become tame through raising.
This little bird has become tame from being raised; it won't fly away even if you release it.
measure word
(measure word for families or businesses)
Used as a measure word for counting households or commercial establishments.
a family; a household
two restaurants
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three shops
proper noun
(surname) Jia
Used as a Chinese family name.
surname Jia