HSK Guide

家 jiā — home, house

jiā (first tone, high and level)jia1

home, house

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardnounmeasureMeasure word 个
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Meanings

  1. home, house

    The place where you live, with the warmth of "home" rather than the bricks of a building. 回家 is to go home; 在家 is to be in.

    noun

  2. family, household

    noun

  3. measure word for shops and businesses

    measure

Character breakdown

  • 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

Example sentences

  • 我家在北京。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng. (third tone, dipping)···

    My home is in Beijing.

  • 我明天不回家。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) bù (fourth tone, falling) huí (second tone, rising) jiā. (first tone, high and level)···

    I’m not going home tomorrow.

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