The Chinese word for family is
家
jiā
Chinese Definition
family | |
1. 家庭、家、科 |
Translations for family and their definitions
家 | |
1. home | |
我 的 家 就 在 這裡。 - My home is here. | |
2. house | |
3. family; household | |
家庭 - family | |
家族 - clan; family | |
4. (polite, for family member) my | |
5. domesticated; domestic | |
6. (Classifier for families, businesses and companies.) | |
7. school of thought; philosophical school | |
^儒家 - Confucian school | |
^道家 - Daoist School | |
8. (Suffix denoting a person with a certain occupation or social standing.) -er | |
9. (Suffix denoting specialist in a certain activity or field.) -ist; -er | |
藝術家 - artist | |
科學家 - scientist |
家庭 | |
1. n. family; household | |
寄養 家庭 - foster family |
家族 | |
1. n. family; household; clan | |
家族 世襲 - hereditary succession |
科 | |
1. sort; class; kind | |
2. law; regulation | |
3. (historical) imperial examination | |
4. article; clause | |
5. norms; rules | |
6. division; branch (of study) | |
7. section; department | |
8. (taxonomy) family | |
9. to pass a sentence | |
10. to check; to examine | |
11. to punish; to fine or levy taxes |
語系 | |
1. n. language family |
语系 | |
1. n. language family |
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