家 (jiā) — home; family; (classifier) for families, businesses, or organizations; (suffix) specialist in a field, -ist
Definition
At HSK 1, 家 means 'home' (the place: 我回家) and 'family' (the people: 我家有三口人). As a noun-suffix meaning '-ist / -er' (e.g. 音乐家), it pairs more naturally with fields/art forms than 者, which attaches to verbs or abstracts.
noun
homefamily(suffix) specialist in a field-ist
classifier
for familiesbusinessesor organizations
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Wǒ huí jiā.I go home.
- 家。Nà yǒu sān jiā shāng diàn.There are three shops over there.
- Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rénMy family has three people.
Grammar
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