家小 (jiā) — wife and children; (in narrower usage) wife

Definition

家小 (jiā) refers to one's wife and children, a literary/formal term not used in everyday speech. Contrast with 家庭 (jiātíng), the neutral word for 'family/household.'

noun

wife and children(in narrower usage) wife

Measure word · 个

Examples

家小。
Tā dài zhe jiā bān dào nán fāng qù le.
He moved to the south with his wife and children.
家小，。
Tā de jiā dōu zài xiāng xia, měi nián chūn jié cái tuán jù.
His wife and children are all in the countryside; they only reunite for Spring Festival every year.
家小，。
Yí gè rén zhào gù yí dà jiā jiā, zhēn de hěn bù róng yì.
It's really not easy for one person to take care of a whole family of wife and children.

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