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| Pronunciation |
: |
jiā |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- family; household; house. (n)
- home. (n)
- a specialist in a certain field; expert. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
宀 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
傢 |
| Usage |
: |
67.9% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. They’re all workers in his family. |
| tā |
quán |
jiā |
dōu |
shì |
gōng |
rén |
。 |
| 他 |
全 |
家 |
都 |
是 |
工 |
人 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 全 |
: |
whole, entire, full, total |
| 家 |
: |
family |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 是 |
: |
be |
| 工人 |
: |
worker |
|
| 2. Come to my place. |
| shàng |
wǒ |
jiā |
qù |
ba |
。 |
| 上 |
我 |
家 |
去 |
吧 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 上 |
: |
go to, leave for |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 家 |
: |
home |
| 我家 |
: |
my house (same as 我的家) |
| 去 |
: |
in order to (do something there) |
| 吧 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a sentence, to indicate a suggestion, a request, or a command |
|
| 3. My father is not at home. |
| wǒ |
bà |
ba |
bú |
zài |
jiā |
。 |
| 我 |
爸 |
爸 |
不 |
在 |
家 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 爸爸 |
: |
father |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 在 |
: |
be |
| 家 |
: |
home |
| 不在家 |
: |
not be in, be out |
|
| 4. He is an accomplished scientist. |
| tā |
shì |
gè |
hěn |
yǒu |
chéng |
jiù |
de |
kē |
xué |
jiā |
。 |
| 他 |
是 |
个 |
很 |
有 |
成 |
就 |
的 |
科 |
学 |
家 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
be |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 有 |
: |
has |
| 成就 |
: |
achievement, success |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase |
| 科学 |
: |
science |
| 家 |
: |
expert |
| 科学家 |
: |
scientist |
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