小家庭 (xiǎo jiā) — nuclear family; small family (as opposed to extended family)
Definition
A small family unit of just parents and children — the everyday term for a 'nuclear family', contrasted with the larger 大家庭 (extended family living together).
noun
nuclear familysmall family (as opposed to extended family)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 小家庭。Xiàn zài hěn duō nián qīng rén xuǎn zé guò xiǎo jiā shēng huó.Now many young people choose to live in a nuclear family.
- ，小家庭。Tā men jié hūn hòu bān chū qù, zǔ chéng le zì jǐ de xiǎo jiā.After they got married, they moved out and formed their own nuclear family.
- 小家庭，。xiǎo jiā De hǎo chù shì guān xì jiǎn dān, máo dùn shǎo.The advantage of a nuclear family is that relationships are simple and there are fewer conflicts.
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