老家 lǎo jiā — native place

Meanings

1. 1

   native place

   native place; place of origin; home state or region

   noun

Character breakdown

• 老

  lǎo (third tone, dipping)

  old, aged; long-established; (before a verb) always, forever doing something; a familiar or respectful prefix for people

  6 strokes⿸耂匕Radical 老
• 家

  jiā (first tone, high and level)

  home; family, household; a specialist (as a suffix, e.g. 画家 painter); measure word for shops and businesses

  10 strokes⿱宀豕Radical 宀

Words containing 老

• 老lǎo (third tone, dipping)old, aged (of people and animals)
• 老师/老師lǎoshī (third tone, dipping)teacher
• 老板lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎn (third tone, dipping)boss
• 老婆lǎo (third tone, dipping) pó (second tone, rising)(coll.) wife
• 老公lǎo (third tone, dipping) gōng (first tone, high and level)(coll.) husband
• 老人lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)old man or woman
• 老大lǎo (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)old age
• 老鼠lǎo (third tone, dipping) shǔ (third tone, dipping)rat
• 老实/老實lǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)honest
• 古老gǔ (third tone, dipping) lǎo (third tone, dipping)ancient
• 老虎lǎo (third tone, dipping) hǔ (third tone, dipping)tiger
• 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
• 老太太lǎo (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) tai (neutral tone)elderly lady (respectful)
• 老朋友lǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)old friend
• 老百姓lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)ordinary people
• 老年lǎo (third tone, dipping) nián (second tone, rising)elderly
• 老人家lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)polite term for old woman or man

Words containing 家

• 家jiā (first tone, high and level)home, house
• 国家/國家guójiā (second tone, rising)country, nation, state
• 大家dàjiā (fourth tone, falling)everyone, everybody
• 回家huí (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)to return home
• 家庭jiā (first tone, high and level) tíng (second tone, rising)family
• 家里/家裡jiā (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)home
• 专家/專家zhuān (first tone, high and level) jiā (first tone, high and level)expert
• 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
• 家伙/傢伙jiā (first tone, high and level) huo (neutral tone)household dish
• 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
• 在家zài (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level)to be at home
• 家长/家長jiā (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a household
• 家族jiā (first tone, high and level) zú (second tone, rising)family
• 科学家/科學家kē (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)scientist
• 家具jiā (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling)furniture
• 家乡/家鄉jiā (first tone, high and level) xiāng (first tone, high and level)hometown
• 全家quán (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)whole family
• 家属/家屬jiā (first tone, high and level) shǔ (third tone, dipping)family member