jie

家

Character · Particle

same as '价' (jie); used in phrases like '整天家'

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
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particle

same as '价' (jie); used in dialectal phrases

archaic

This is an archaic or dialectal particle, not commonly used in modern standard Chinese. It appears in fixed phrases like '整天家' and '成年家' to add a colloquial tone.

Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
jie家
dāi待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
bù不
chū出
mén门
 。

He stays at home all day without going out.

Chéng成
nián年
jie家
zài在
wài外
dǎ打
gōng工
 ,
hěn很
shǎo少
huí回
jiā家
 。

Working away from home all year round, rarely returning home.

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Tā她
zhěng整
tiān天
jie家
niàn念
dāo叨
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
 。

She念叨着孩子 all day long.

Chéng成
nián年
jie家
xīn辛
kǔ苦
láo劳
zuò作
 ,
zhǐ只
wèi为
jiā家
rén人
néng能
guò过
shàng上
hǎo好
rì日
zi子
 。

Working hard all year round, just so the family can live a good life.

Yé爷
ye爷
zhěng整
tiān天
jie家
zuò坐
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
shài晒
tài太
yáng阳
 。

Grandpa sits at the door sunbathing all day.