Chinese Character Dictionary

家兄

jiā xiōng

(polite) my elder brother

家儿

jiā ér

(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father

家公

jiā gōng

head of a family

家具

jiā jù

furniture

家务

jiā wù

household duties

家叔

jiā shū

(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)

家和万事兴

jiā hé wàn shì xīng

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

家喻户晓

jiā yù hù xiăo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known

家严

jiā yán

(polite) my father

家园

jiā yuán

home

家培

jiā péi

cultivated

家境

jiā jìng

family financial situation

家坝水电站

jiā bà shuĭ diàn zhàn

hydroelectric power plant of Three Gorges dam

家奴

jiā nú

domestic slave

家姊

jiā zĭ

my sister

家姐

jiā jiĕ

(polite) my older sister

家姑

jiā gū

(polite) father's sisters

家姬

jiā jī

(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich

家娘

jiā niáng

(dialect) husband's mother

家婆

jiā pó

(dialect) mother-in-law

家妇

jiā fù

wife (old)

家嫂

jiā săo

(polite) my sister-in-law

家子

jiā zi

household

家室

jiā shì

wife

家家户户

jiā jiā hù hù

each and every family (idiom)

家家有本难念的经

jiā jiā yŏu bĕn nán niàn de jīng

Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)

家居

jiā jū

home

家属

jiā shŭ

family member

家常

jiā cháng

the daily life of a family

家常便饭

jiā cháng biàn fàn

simple home-style meal

家常菜

jiā cháng cài

home cooking

家常豆腐

jiā cháng dòu fu

home-style tofu

家底

jiā dĭ

family property

家庭

jiā tíng

family

家庭主夫

jiā tíng zhŭ fū

househusband

家庭主妇

jiā tíng zhŭ fù

housewife

家庭作业

jiā tíng zuò yè

homework

家庭地址

jiā tíng dì zhĭ

home address

家庭成员

jiā tíng chéng yuán

family member

家庭教师

jiā tíng jiào shī

tutor

家庭暴力

jiā tíng bào lì

domestic violence

家庭消费者

jiā tíng xiāo fèi zhĕ

household consumer

家庭煮夫

jiā tíng zhŭ fū

househusband

家弟

jiā dì

(polite) my younger brother

家慈

jiā cí

(polite) my mother

家政

jiā zhèng

housekeeping

家政员

jiā zhèng yuán

housekeeping staff

家政学

jiā zhèng xué

family and consumer science

家教

jiā jiào

family education

家族

jiā zú

household

家族树

jiā zú shù

a family tree

家景

jiā jĭng

the state of family finance

家暴

jiā bào

domestic violence

家业

jiā yè

family property

家乐福

Jiā lè fú

Carrefour, French supermarket chain

家母

jiā mŭ

(polite) my mother

家灶

jiā zào

hearth

家燕

jiā yàn

barn swallow

家父

jiā fù

(polite) my father

家爷

jiā yé

(old) a term servants used to refer to their master