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jiā



family

Chinese Definition


family
     1. 家庭、家、科



Translations for family and their definitions

     1. Simplified form of 傢
     2. Only used in 大家#Pronunciation 3 (大家, tr=dàgū)


家庭
     1. n. family; household
           寄養.家庭 - foster family -
           貧困 家庭 - disadvantaged household -
           家庭 團聚 - family reunion -
           這 部 小說 反映 了 一 個 封建 家庭 的 敗落。 - The novel reflects the decline of a feudal family.
           上年 我 探望 過 一些 ^非洲 的 貧窮 家庭。 - I visited some impoverished families in Africa last year.
           離異 家庭 到底 還是 會 影響 到 孩子zi。 - Children from divorced families will be affected in the end.


家族
     1. n. family; household; clan
           家族 世襲 - hereditary succession


     1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of fol, t=to follow, tr=fo.


語系
     1. n. (linguistics) language family


语系
     1. Simplified form of 語系


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