family property; inheritance
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
family property; patrimony; assets of a household
formalRefers to all assets, possessions, and wealth owned by a family, which may include real estate, money, heirlooms, and other valuables.
Tā他
jì继
chéng承
le了
fù父
qīn亲
de的
jù巨
é额
jiā家
chǎn产
。
He inherited his father's huge family fortune.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
suī虽
rán然
jiā家
chǎn产
fēng丰
hòu厚
，
dàn但
shēng生
huó活
yī依
rán然
jié节
jiǎn俭
。
Although their family has substantial assets, they still live frugally.
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Wèi为
le了
fēn分
jiā家
chǎn产
，
xiōng兄
dì弟
jǐ几
rén人
nào闹
shàng上
le了
fǎ法
tíng庭
。
The brothers went to court over dividing the family property.
Zhè这
chǎng场
huǒ火
zāi灾
ràng让
tā他
men们
jiā家
de的
jiā家
chǎn产
sǔn损
shī失
le了
dà大
bàn半
。
The fire destroyed more than half of their family's assets.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
jiā家
chǎn产
shì是
zǔ祖
bèi辈
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
xīn辛
kǔ苦
jī积
zǎn攒
xià下
lái来
de的
。
This family wealth was painstakingly accumulated over several generations of ancestors.