jia
家
suffix for certain types of people
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplessuffix
suffix indicating a type of person
informalAttached to nouns to indicate a category of people, often with a slight affective or dialectal coloring.
Nǚ女
rén人
jia家
shuō说
huà话
，
nǐ你
bié别
chā插
zuǐ嘴
。
Women are talking; don't interrupt.
Hái孩
zi子
jia家
bù不
dǒng懂
shì事
，
nín您
duō多
bāo包
han涵
。
Children don't understand these things; please forgive them.
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Gū姑
niang娘
jia家
yào要
wén文
jìng静
yì一
diǎn点
。
Young ladies should be a bit more gentle and quiet.
Wǒ我
men们
xué学
sheng生
jia家
nǎ哪
yǒu有
qián钱
？
We students don't have any money.
suffix
wife (used after a man's name or seniority)
dialectDialectal usage, mainly in northern Chinese, where a wife is referred to by her husband's name plus 家.
Qiū秋
shēng生
jia家
zuì最
jìn近
shēng生
le了
gè个
pàng胖
xiǎo小
zi子
。
Qiusheng's wife recently gave birth to a chubby boy.
Lǎo老
sān三
jia家
qù去
chéng城
lǐ里
dǎ打
gōng工
le了
。
Laosan's wife went to work in the city.