rén jiā

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Source form: 人家
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
household / dwelling / family / sb else's house / household business / house of woman's husband-to-be / CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

人家 人家 [ren2 jia1] /household/dwelling/family/sb else's house/household business/house of woman's husband-to-be/CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]/

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rén jia

All readings
Source form: 人家
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5c3fe1d727172c98. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人家 人家 [ren2 jia5] /other people/sb else/he, she or they/I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")/

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  • 人
  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

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