small family; nuclear family
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small family; nuclear family (consisting of parents and children, living separately from grandparents)
neutralContrasts with 大家庭 (extended family). Usually implies a modern, independent household structure where the married couple lives apart from parents.
Tā他
men们
jié结
hūn婚
hòu后
jiàn建
lì立
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
jiā家
tíng庭
。
They established a small family after getting married.
Xiàn现
zài在
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
guò过
xiǎo小
jiā家
tíng庭
shēng生
huó活
。
Nowadays more and more young people choose to live in nuclear families.
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Xiǎo小
jiā家
tíng庭
suī虽
rán然
rén人
bù不
duō多
，
dàn但
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
wēn温
xīn馨
。
Although a small family doesn't have many people, life is very warm and cozy.