一家 (yī jiā) — whole family, entire household; (extended) same family, kin, clan; (figurative) same group, same side, one unit
Definition
In HSK 7, 一家 foregrounds the figurative sense: people treated as 'one unit / same side / same group,' as in standing together in a debate. The literal 'whole family' sense is supported by 一家人.
noun
whole familyentire household(extended) same familykinclan(figurative) same groupsame sideone unit
Examples
- 。Wǒ men yī jiā rén zhōu mò yì qǐ qù gōng yuán.Our whole family goes to the park together on weekends.
- ，一家。Zhè ge cūn zi de rén dōu xìng wáng, suàn shì yī jiā.The people in this village all have the surname Wang, so they count as one clan.
- ，一家。Zài biàn lùn zhōng, tā men liǎ zhàn chéng le yī jiā.In the debate, the two of them took the same side.
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