Chinese word

家族

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā zú

Meaning

  • nounfamily

Example

请介绍一下你的家族。qǐng jiè shào yí xià nǐ de jiā zú

Please tell me about your family.

Illustration for 家族 (family)

More examples

毕业后，他仍然把家族放在首位。bì yè hòu tā réng rán bǎ jiā zú fàng zài shǒu wèi

After graduating, he still puts his family first.

Core concept

One household viewed as a network of relatives and other people who share its daily life.

Common phrases

  • 家族成员jiā zú chéng yuán

    family members

  • 家族关系jiā zú guān xì

    family relationships

  • 家族企业jiā zú qǐ yè

    family business

Similar words

家庭jiā tíng: A household formed by people who share a home and their daily life.
家人jiā rén: Close family members who live in the same home.
家属jiā shǔ: Family members referred to in a formal or public setting.
亲戚qīn qī: Relatives connected by blood or marriage.

Definition in Chinese

指以家庭为单位、包括父母、子女等在内的亲属和共同生活者。zhǐ yǐ jiā tíng wèi dān wèi bāo kuò fù mǔ zí nǚ děng zài nèi de qīn shǔ hé gòng tóng shēng huó zhě

Word origin

By joining 家 (jiā, "home") with 族 (zú, "kin group"), the compound frames a household through its connected kin group.

Usage tips

  • Chinese nouns do not mark plural number here, so context or a number word shows whether the reference is to one kin group or several.

Other meanings

  • family membersnoun
  • householdnoun

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