How to say “family members” in Chinese
family members
“Family members” in Chinese is 家人, jiā rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
家人 is read jiā rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “家人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 家人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 对我来说，家人最重要。duìwǒláishuō,jiārénzuìzhòngyàoFor me, family matters most.
- 出国以前，他跟家人告别。chūguóyǐqián,tāgēnjiāréngàobiéBefore going abroad, he says goodbye to his family.
- 想我很想念家人xiǎng,wǒhěnxiǎngniànjiārénI do — I miss my family a lot.
- 除夕晚上，我们一家人一起吃年夜饭。chúxīwǎnshang,wǒmenyìjiārényìqǐchīniányèfànOn New Year's Eve our whole family has the New Year's Eve dinner together.
More words from the lesson “How many in your family?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “family members” in Chinese?
“Family members” in Chinese is 家人, pinyin jiārén.
What does 家人 mean?
家人 (jiārén) means “family members”.
How do you write 家人?
家人 is 2 characters: 家 (jiā) — home, family; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 家人?
家人 is read jiārén. Tones: jiā — first tone, rén — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“family members” in the lesson “How many in your family?”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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