一家
yī jiā

How to write 一家 (yī jiā) in Chinese

一家 (pinyin: yī jiā, written "yi jia" or "yijia") means the whole family. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 一家.

Meaning

  • the whole family
  • the same family
  • the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
  • group

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Examples

那我们换一家吧。日料怎么样?
nà wǒ men huàn yì jiā ba. rì liào zěn me yàng?
Let's go somewhere else then. How about Japanese?
上周朋友推荐了一家新开的日料店,周日晚上去试了一下。
shàng zhōu péng you tuī jiàn le yì jiā xīn kāi de rì liào diàn, zhōu rì wǎn shang qù shì le yí xià.
Last week a friend recommended a newly opened Japanese restaurant, so I tried it Sunday evening.
狗主人来到现场后,豆豆立刻认出了他们,一家人都激动得流下了眼泪。
gǒu zhǔ rén lái dào xiàn chǎng hòu, dòu dou lì kè rèn chū le tā men, yì jiā rén dōu jī dòng de liú xià le yǎn lèi.
When the owners arrived, Doudou immediately recognised them. The whole family was so moved they cried.
二十分钟后,一个小男孩在另一家店门口找到了我的钱包,东西全都在。我向那位老板道谢,他只是笑笑说:出门在外,大家互相照顾。
èr shí fēn zhōng hòu, yí ge xiǎo nán hái zài lìng yì jiā diàn mén kǒu zhǎo dào le wǒ de qián bāo, dōng xi quán dōu zài. wǒ xiàng nà wèi lǎo bǎn dào xiè, tā zhǐ shì xiào xiao shuō: chū mén zài wài, dà jiā hù xiāng zhào gù.
Twenty minutes later, a little boy found my wallet at the entrance of another shop. Everything was still in it. I thanked the vendor, but he just smiled and said: when you're away from home, we all look out for each other.

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