jiā
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[ge4]
dà jiā
everyone
influential family
great expert
zhuān jiā
expert
specialist
CL:個|个[ge4]
jiā tíng
family
household
CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
guó jiā
country
nation
state
CL:個|个[ge4]
yī jiā
the whole family
the same family
the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
group
jiā jū
home
residence
to stay at home (unemployed)
zuò jiā
author
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shāng jiā
merchant
business
enterprise
jiā diàn
household electric appliance
abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
jiā chù
domestic animal
livestock
cattle
jū jiā
to live at home
to stay at home
home (schooling etc)
in-home (care etc)
household (repairs etc)
living (environment etc)
jiā jù
furniture
CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
rén jiā
household
dwelling
family
sb else's house
household business
house of woman's husband-to-be
CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
rén jia
other people
sb else
he, she or they
I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
mín jiā
minka
commoner's house
Bai ethnic group
Shí jiā zhuāng
Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China
jiā yòng
home-use
domestic
family expenses
housekeeping money
jiā yù hù xiǎo
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name
bīng jiā
military strategist in ancient China
military commander
soldier
Bīng Jiā
Military School of Thought, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220BC)
guān chá jiā
observer
The Observer (UK newspaper)
fā jiā
to lay down a family fortune
to get rich
to become prosperous
bǎi jiā
many schools of thought
many people or households
gōng jiā
the public
the state
society
the public purse
jiā shì
family matters
domestic affairs
housework
wán jiā
player (of a game)
enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
jiā zhǎng
head of a household
family head
patriarch
parent or guardian of a child
Dào Jiā
Daoist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the religion of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lǎo zǐ] (c. 500 BC-) and later promulgated by Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
jiā jìng
family financial situation
family circumstances
chí jiā
to housekeep
housekeeping
yǎng jiā
to support a family
to raise a family
jiā dàng
familial property
belongings
Jí yě jiā
Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
Rú Jiā
Confucian School of Thought, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng Zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Mèng Zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
Míng Jiā
Logicians School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
chéng jiā
to settle down and get married (of a man)
to become a recognized expert
bái shǒu qǐ jiā
to build up from nothing
to start from scratch
jiā chén
counselor of king or feudal warlord
henchman
běn jiā
a member of the same clan
a distant relative with the same family name
háng jiā
connoisseur
expert
veteran
jiā wù
household duties
housework
dōng jiā
master (i.e. employer)
landlord
boss
yì shù jiā
artist
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
chū jiā
to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
Nóng Jiā
Agricultural School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
hé jiā huān
group photo of whole family
jiǔ jiā
restaurant
bartender
(old) wineshop
tavern
jiā xiāng
hometown
native place
CL:個|个[ge4]
niáng jiā
mother's house (of married woman)
jiā cháng
the daily life of a family
lǎo rén jiā
polite term for old woman or man
hé jiā
whole family
entire household
jiā shǔ
family member
(family) dependent
diàn jiā
proprietor of a shop or restaurant
landlord
shop
quán jiā fú
photograph of the entire family
hodgepodge (cookery)
zhù jiā
residence
household
to reside
Kè jiā
Hakka ethnic group (Han Chinese migrants from north to south China)
sī jiā
private
privately owned or managed
Xú jiā huì
Xujiahui, an area in 徐匯區|徐汇区[Xu2 hui4 qu1], Xuhui district, central Shanghai
jiā yǎng
domestic (animals)
home reared
yuān jiā
enemy
foe
in opera, sweetheart or destined love
lǎo jiā
native place
place of origin
home state or region
huí lǎo jiā
to go back to one's roots
to return to one's native place
by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
guǎn jiā
housekeeper
butler
manage one's household
dāng jiā
to manage the household
to be the one in charge of the family
to call the shots
to be in charge
jiā huo
household dish, implement or furniture
domestic animal
(coll.) guy
chap
weapon
ān jiā
to settle down
to set up a home
Zhāng jiā jiè
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Da4 yong1]
Zhāng jiā kǒu
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
yī jiā
healer
physician
medical man
doctor (esp. of TCM)
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
shì jiā
family influential for generations
aristocratic family
liáng jiā
good family
innocent people
Zhāng jiā gǎng
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
Yí jiā
IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
zhuāng jiā
farmhouse
banker (gambling)
Jiā lè fú
Carrefour, French supermarket chain
jiā jiào
family education
upbringing
to bring sb up
private tutor
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
to lose a family fortune (idiom)
Shí jiā zhuāng shì
Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei province 河北省 in north China
guó jiā jí
(administrative) national-level
jiā yòng diàn qì
domestic electric appliance
Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Shí yàn shì
State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)
Zhāng jiā gǎng shì
Zhangjiagang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
guó jiā fā zhǎn hé gǎi gé wěi yuán huì
PRC National development and reform commission, set up in 2003 to replace previous State Planning Committee
huò bǐ sān jiā
to comparison shop (idiom)
comparison shopping
Wēn Jiā Bǎo
Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003
guó jiā zhì liàng jiān dū jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì zǒng jú
AQSIQ
PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine
yī xué zhuān jiā
medical expert
medical specialist
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Gǎi gé Wěi
PRC National Development and Reform Commission
guó jiā guǎng bō diàn yǐng diàn shì zǒng jú
state committee on films and broadcast media
PRC film censorship bureau
abbr. 廣電|广电
yǎng jiā hú kǒu
to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family
wén xué jiā
writer
man of letters
CL:個|个[ge4]
Zhāng jiā jiè shì
Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan
Guó jiā Wài huì Guǎn lǐ jú
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
guó jiā jì wěi
PRC State Planning Committee, abbr. for 國家計劃委員會 国家计划委员会
lí jiā chū zǒu
to leave home
to abandon one's family
Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kē
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
Guó jiā diàn wǎng gōng sī
State Grid Corporation of China
shǒu jiā
first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
Guó jiā wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
huí niáng jiā
(of a wife) to return to her parental home
(fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
Bǎi jiā xìng
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
cí shàn jiā
philanthropist
humanitarian
charity donor
zhèng zhì jiā
statesman
politician
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
Guó jiā Shí pǐn Yào pǐn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ jú
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
Rú jiā sī xiǎng
Confucian thoughts
the thinking of the Confucian school
Wáng Jiā wèi
Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director
jiā bào
domestic violence
abbr. for 家庭暴力[jia1 ting2 bao4 li4]
Zhāng jiā kǒu shì
Zhangjiakou prefecture level city in Hebei
lín jiā
next-door neighbor
neighboring household
adjacent country (short for 鄰接的國家|邻接的国家[lin2 jie1 de5 guo2 jia1])
màn huà jiā
cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
zán jiā
I
me
we
my home
our house
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
liù jiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
zhōu jiā
the Zhou family (household, firm etc)
Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art
Huáng jiā Mǎ dé lǐ
Real Madrid (soccer team)
fēn jiā
to separate and live apart
division of a large family into smaller groups
guó jiā hǎi yáng jú
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
dāng jiā zuò zhǔ
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
to be the master of one's own affairs
duì jiā
partner (in four person game)
family of proposed marriage partner
Fǎ Jiā
Legalist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Hán Fēi] and Li Si 李斯[Lǐ Sī], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shāng Yāng] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qīn qài] (221-207 BC)
shōu cáng jiā
a collector (e.g. of artworks)
tǔ jiā zú
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
jiā chuán
handed down in a family
family traditions
Huá rùn wàn jiā
CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and Mainland China
yī jiā rén
household
the whole family
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú
PRC environmental protection agency
fǎ xué jiā
jurist
member of the pre-Han legalist school
Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā
Hundred Schools of Thought, generic term for the philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220BC)
jiā pò rén wáng
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
destitute and homeless
yùn dòng jiā
athlete
sportsman
activist
sì hǎi wéi jiā
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
to feel at home anywhere
to roam about unconstrained
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
xián huà jiā cháng
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Sū jiā tún
Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
qìng jia
parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law
relatives by marriage
āi jiā
from house to house, one by one
jiā chǒu
family scandal
skeleton in the closet
chū jiā rén
monk
nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
guó jiā ān quán jú
National Security Bureau (NSB)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Yáng jiā jiàng
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
Shā jiā bāng
"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4]
Mò Jiā
Mohist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mò zǐ]
āi jiā āi hù
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
āi jiā , āi hù
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
jiā shì
wife
family
(literary) residence
chāo jiā
to search a house and confiscate possessions
bài jiā zǐ
spendthrift
wastrel
prodigal
Kè jiā yǔ
Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
lǐ xué jiā
Rationalist or follower of Rationalism or Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学
zì bào jiā mén
to introduce oneself
originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
Wǔ jiā qú
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
bǎo jiā wèi guó
guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
jiā yàn
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
chéng jiā lì yè
to get married and start a career (idiom)
to settle down
to establish oneself
jiā zhèng xué
family and consumer science
guān jiā
emperor
government
official
luó jiā yīng
Law Kar-Ying (1947-), Hong Kong actor
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū
National Resort District (PRC)
Hóng Jiā
the Hong family (household)
Hung Gar Kung Fu - Martial Art
Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首
chuán jiā
to pass on through the generations
Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei
jiā cán
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
Standardization administration of PRC SAC
guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huà wěi yuán huì
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National development and reform commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
hàn xué jiā
sinologist
scholar of Chinese
huài jiā huǒ
bad guy
scoundrel
dirty bastard
qí jiā zhì guó
to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)
guó jiā liú xué jī jīn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
China scholarship council CSC
Táng Sòng bā dà jiā
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
jiàn shǎng jiā
connoisseur
appreciative person
fan
Sū jiā tún qū
Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
bàn lù chū jiā
switch to a job one was not trained for
Zá Jiā
Miscellaneous School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocate was Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu Bù wéi]
jiā xùn
instructions to one's children
family precepts
ān jiā luò hù
to make one's home in a place
to settle
Qiǎo jiā
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
Guó jiā yī jí bǎo hù
Grade One State protected (species)
Guó jiā dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
nǚ jiā
bride's family (in marriage)
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
chuán jiā
person who lives and makes a living on a boat
boatman
boat dweller
Guó jiā Diàn lì Jiān guǎn Wěi yuán huì
State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)
guó jiā tǐ wěi
PRC sports and physical culture commission
Guó jiā Hàn bàn
Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as "Hanban"), an organ of the PRC government which develops Chinese language and culture teaching resources worldwide, and has established Confucius Institutes 孔子學院|孔子学院[Kong3 zi3 Xue2 yuan4] internationally
abbr. to 漢辦|汉办[Han4 ban4]
Táng jiā shān
area in Beichuan county Sichuan
guó jiā jīng jì mào yì wěi yuán huì
State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
Xīn pǔ sēn yī jiā
The Simpsons (US TV series)
Tián jiā ān
Tianji'an district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
Jiā ná dà Huáng jiā
HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)
prefix for Canadian Navy Vessels
guó jiā shè huì zhǔ yì
national socialism
Nazism
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zhèng quán
incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)
guó pò jiā wáng
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
huáng jiā xué huì
the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)
jiā jì
family livelihood
a household's economic situation
family property
Shí jiā zhuāng dì qū
Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
Táng Jiā xuán
Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
tuō jiā dài kǒu
dragged down by having a family to feed
shí gàn jiā
sb who gets things done
doer
Guó jiā ān quán bù
PRC Ministry of State Security
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
āi jiā
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
Wǔ jiā gǎng
Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
Tián jiā ān qū
Tianji'an district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
nán jiā
man's family (in marriage)
gǔ shēng wù xué jiā
palaeontologist
paleobiologist
Měi guó Guó jiā Háng kōng Háng tiān jú
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
xīng jiā
astrologist (in former times)
Qiǎo jiā xiàn
Qiaojia county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
Liú Jiā huī
Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor
Guó jiā Háng tiān jú
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
Sān jiā cūn
lit. village of three households
name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution
fā zhǎn de guó jiā
developing country
developing nation
hǎi wān guó jiā
Nations of the Persian Gulf
Gulf states
xīn rú jiā
New Confucianism
a social and political movement founded in 1920s China that combines aspects of Western and Eastern philosophy
see 當代新儒家|当代新儒家
Wǔ jiā qú shì
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
dǎ jiā jié shè
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
Jīn jiā zhuāng
Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
guó jiā jì huà wěi yuán huì
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会 then in 2003 by National development and reform commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
Wáng Jiā ruì
Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, from 2006 head of CPC central committee's external affairs department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4]
Mǎ jiā
Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Zòng héng Jiā
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Sū Qín] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhàng Yí]
yuān jiā duì tóu
enemy (idiom); opponent
arch-enemy
Mǎ jiā jūn
the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s
Yīn yáng Jiā
Yin-Yang School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zōu Yǎn]
Shí zhù Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Mǎ jiā xiāng
Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Xiè jiā jí
Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
xié jiā dài juàn
to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family
tied down by family obligations
jiā jǐng
the state of family finance
Wǔ jiā gǎng qū
Wujiagang district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
sole dominant ideology
Jīn jiā zhuāng qū
Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Changyang Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
hēi dào jiā zú
The Sopranos (US TV series)
Yǒu yáng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
yǎng jiā huó kǒu
to support one's family (idiom)
bīng jiā cháng shì
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
Péng shuǐ Miáo zú Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Zhāng jiā kǒu dì qū
Zhangjiakou prefecture in Hebei
Wán ǒu zhī jiā
Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
Xiè jiā jí qū
Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
jiā bà shuǐ diàn zhàn
hydroelectric power plant of Three Gorges dam
Měi zhōu Guó jiā Zǔ zhī
Organization of American States
Dà Guó jiā Dǎng
South Korean Grand national party
Liú jiā cūn
Liujia village in Zhangdian district 张店区 of Zhibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
Kǒng zi jiā yǔ
book of sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by third century forger Wang Su 王肅|王肃
Ā lā bó Guó jiā Lián méng
Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States
Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
guān huàn rén jiā
family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
huáng jiā qí jǐng
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force
Mounties
qīng jiā
to ruin a family
to lose a fortune
Yáng Fú jiā
Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist, famous for Yang-Mills gauge theory
dì zhèn xué jiā
seismologist
earthquake scientist
wén zì xué jiā
expert on writing systems
xié jiā dài kǒu
to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family
tied down by family obligations
Sòng sì jiā
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn
lots of money, less work, and close to home
ideal job
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ
woman from a respectable family
respectable woman
Yìn jiāng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
ān jiā lì yè
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
Zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu
Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
xiàn dài xīn rú jiā
Modern New Confucianism
see also 新儒家[xīn rú jiā]
gù jiā
old and respected family
family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
Guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the identification of cultural heritage
Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
Xī xī jiā
Hezekiah or Ezekias (740-687 BC), twelfth king of Judah (Judaism)
bìng dú xué jiā
virologist (person who studies viruses)
nán guǎn jiā
butler
majordomo
housekeeper
jiā xiāng jī
home town chicken (item on a menu)
nóng cūn jiā tíng lián chǎn chéng bāo zé rèn zhì
rural household contract responsibility system, PRC government policy linking rural income to productivity
Téng jiā
Tengjia township in Rongcheng 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong
jiā pín rú xǐ
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
penniless
poor as church mice
dāng dài xīn rú jiā
Contemporary New Confucianism
see 新儒家
jiā jǐ rén zú
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Ā líng dùn guó jiā gōng mù
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
Lín Jiā qiáo
Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ
Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
Kěn dīng guó jiā gōng yuán
Kenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島|恒春半岛[Héng chūn bàn dǎo], Pingtung county, south Taiwan
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Háng tiān jú
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
zǒu niáng jiā
(of a wife) to visit one's parental home
huǐ jiā shū nàn
to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
niáng jiā xìng
maiden name (of married woman)
lā jiā dài kǒu
to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
tied down by family obligations
xīn xīng jīng jì guó jiā
developing economic state
developing nation
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén guó jiā shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
zhōng guó guó jiā huán jìng bǎo hù zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
guǐ biàn jiā
sophist
one who relies on specious arguments
yuán zǐ kē xué jiā
atomic scientist
nuclear scientist
Huáng jiā Xiāng Gǎng Jǐng chá
Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)
diān fù guó jiā zuì
crime of incitement to overthrow the state
abbr. for 煽動顛覆國家政權|煽动颠覆国家政权[shan1 dong4 dian1 fu4 guo2 jia1 zheng4 quan2]
Běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn
Beijing national aquatics center, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games
rén jǐ jiā zú
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Zhōng guó Guó jiā dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
shuǐ lì jiā
water manager
hydraulic engineer
chě jiā cháng
to engage in small talk
to chit chat
ài guó rú jiā
to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)
fú jiā fàn zhái
lit. to live on a boat
to drift from place to place (idiom)
Jiā lè bǐ Guó jiā Lián méng
Association of Caribbean States
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Yuán zǐ néng Jī gòu
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
yí xiào fāng jiā
a novice making a fool of himself
to make oneself ridiculous before experts
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Guó jiā Háng tiān jú
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
dīng chǒng jiā tíng
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])
Téng jiā zhèn
Tengjia township in Rongcheng 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong
Jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán
Jiashansi National Forest Park in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan
zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Měi guó guó jiā háng tiān háng kōng jú
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
èr nǎi zhuān jiā
"mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
Do it my way.
Měi guó Guó jiā Zhēn chá jú
National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
nuǎn cháo guǎn jiā
housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger
zhū zǐ shí jiā
various sages and ten schools of thought
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
shì lù zhī jiā
family with hereditary emoluments
guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán
Volcanoes national park, Hawaii
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
shān dòng diān fù guó jiā zuì
crime of conspiring to overthrow the state
Huáng jiā Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi yóu lún gōng sī
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
guó jiā biāo zhǔn mǎ
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. 國標碼|国标码
Liú jiā kuǎng
Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong
Táng chū Sì Dà jiā
Four Great Poets of early Tang
refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 楮遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
Guó jiā wén wù wěi yuán huì
National Committee of Cultural Heritage
jiā shì hán wēi
to be of humble origin (idiom)
liù cháo sì dà jiā
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
zá jù sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
fēi hé wǔ qì guó jiā
non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
guó jiā biāo zhǔn Zhōng wén jiāo huàn mǎ
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
Lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū
Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa
gù jiā zǐ dì
descended from an old family
Liú jiā kuǎng zhèn
Liujiakuang township in Muping district 牟平區|牟平区, Yantai, Shandong
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì jú
State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)
Páng jiā bǎo qū
Pangjiabao district of Zhangjiakou city, Hebei
zhōng guó guó jiā chuán bó gōng sī
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
āi hù , āi jiā
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
same as 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户
yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng bào
Journal of Atomic Scientists
Qián Jiā sān dà jiā
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
shì pà háng jiā
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
jiā yā lǜ tóu yā
mallard
duck (Anas platyrhyncha)
Guó jiā yǔ háng hé tài kōng shǔ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Qiān niǎo yuān guó jiā gōng mù
Chidori ga fuchi, national war cemetery in Tokyo
also called Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
āi hù , āi jiā
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
same as 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户
lā jiā cháng
to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
liàn jiā
home-loving
to feel a strong attachment to home life
to begrudge being away from home
guàn jia
(usually derog.) an old hand at sth
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
píng dì qǐ jiā
to start from scratch (idiom)
Bù lǔ kè hǎi wén Guó jiā Shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Xīn Rú jiā
New Confucianism, a social and political movement founded in 1920s China that combines aspects of Western and Eastern philosophy
see also 當代新儒家|当代新儒家[Dang1 dai4 Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
fāng jiā
learned person
expert in a certain field
abbr. for 大方之家[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1]
Dāng dài Xīn Rú jiā
Contemporary New Confucianism
see 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
Xiàn dài Xīn Rú jiā
Modern New Confucianism
see also 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
Wēn Jiā bǎo
Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
Fǎ jiā
Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] and Li Si 李斯[Li3 Si1], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shang1 Yang1] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin1 dai4] (221-207 BC)
huān xǐ yuān jia
quarrelsome but loving couple
Dōng nán yà Guó jiā Lián méng
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
shào nián zhī jiā
children's center
children's club
Xiǎo shuō jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
jiā jiù
(polite) my maternal uncle
jiā lǎo
(old) a senior in one's household
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger
jiā sī
family property
family wealth
jiā zǔ
(polite) my paternal grandfather
jiā yé
(old) a term servants used to refer to their master
jiā qīn
older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents)
one's deceased close relatives
Jiā yǔ
Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, abbr. for 孔子家語|孔子家语[Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3]
xiǎo jiā bì yù
pretty daughter in a humble family
jiā má què
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
jiā yā lǜ tóu yā
mallard
duck (Anas platyrhyncha)
jiā yā
(bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)
jiā zhǎng huì
parent-teacher conference
parents' association
jiā xiāng cài
regional dish
local cuisine
jiā dào zhōng luò
to come down in the world (idiom)
to suffer a reversal of fortune
jiā dào
family financial circumstances
Jiā lè shì
Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
Qí jiā wén huà
Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[He2 xi1 Zou3 lang2] c. 2000 BC
Dào jiā
Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
nóng jiā lè
rural tourism
agritourism
Nóng jiā
School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
qǐ jiā
to start out by
to grow an enterprise beginning with
to begin one's career by
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
zhū zǐ bǎi jiā
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Changyang Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
qí jiā
to govern one's family
to manage one's household
Hēi dào Jiā zú
The Sopranos (US TV series)
Mǎ sān jiā
Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured
tóu jiā
organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
banker (gambling)
preceding player (in a game)
(dialect) boss
proprietor
lí jiā bié jǐng
to leave home
to abandon one's family
Zá jiā
Miscellaneous School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocate was Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
Yīn yáng jiā
School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3]
Ā líng dùn Guó jiā Gōng mù
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
qīn rú yī jiā
family-like close relationship (idiom)
Měi guó Guó jiā Háng tiān Háng kōng jú
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Luó Jiā yīng
Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
sole dominant ideology
Zòng héng jiā
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]
qióng jiā bó yè
poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
destitute
Shí zhù Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Shí jiā zhuāng Shì
Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China
kān jiā
to look after the house
(of skill, ability) special
outstanding
Huáng jiā Xiāng gǎng Jǐng chá
Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)
Dàn jiā
Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces
wàn jiā dēng huǒ
(of a city etc) ablaze with lights
Huá rùn Wàn jiā
CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and Mainland China
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ
woman from a respectable family
respectable woman
zì chéng yī jiā
to have a style of one's own
zì jiā rén
sb with whom one is on familiar terms
sb from the same place (same house, same town etc)
one of us
Zāng Kè jiā
Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet
Huáng jiā Xué huì
the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)
Guó jiā Jīng jì Mào yì Wěi yuán huì
State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
Guó jiā Ān quán jú
National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw)
National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)
Guó jiā Hù lián wǎng Xìn xī Bàn gōng shì
Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)
huí jiā chī zì jǐ
(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to be fired
sàng jiā zhī gǒu
see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3]
zá jiā
I
me
my
(often used in early vernacular literature)
Xiàng jiā bà
Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station
míng jiā
renowned expert
master (of an art or craft)
Míng jiā
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
Yuán zǐ Kē xué jiā Tōng bào
Journal of Atomic Scientists
Guó jiā Xīn wén Chū bǎn Guǎng diàn Zǒng jú
State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT)
abbr. to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2]
Guó jiā Wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
Guó jiā Tǒng jì jú
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn Jì huà Wěi yuán huì
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
Guó jiā Fā zhǎn hé Gǎi gé Wěi yuán huì
PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
Guó jiā Huán bǎo Zǒng jú
(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4]
Guó jiā Huǒ shān Gōng yuán
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Guó jiā Hǎi yáng jú
State Oceanic Administration (PRC)
Guó jiā Biāo zhǔn huà Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū
National Resort District (PRC)
Guó jiā Wén wù Jiàn dìng Wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
qín jiǎn chí jiā
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
dào jiā
perfect
excellent
brought to the utmost degree
Zhōng guó Zuǒ yì Zuò jiā Lián méng
the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán jìng Bǎo hù Zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Zhōng guó Zuò jiā Xié huì
China Writers Association (CWA)
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
(often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
marriages are predestined
people marry because they share common traits
xià jiā
player whose turn comes next (in a game)
next one
my humble home
shàng jiā
preceding player (in a game)
Wǔ fēng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
yuān jia
enemy
foe
(in opera) sweetheart or destined love
Bīng jiā
the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Rú jiā
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
sú jiā
layman
layperson
original home of a monk
yī jiā zhī zhǔ
master of the house
family head
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
jiā tú sì bì
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
fig. very poor
wretched
jiā jī
(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich
jiā gū
(polite) father's sisters
jiā nú
domestic slave
slave servant
jiā shū
(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)
jiā gōng
head of a family
(polite) my father
(polite) my grandfather
your esteemed father
jiā bā gē
(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
jiā ér
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
jiā niáng
(dialect) husband's mother
jiā pó
(dialect) mother-in-law
(house)wife
jiā dì
(polite) my younger brother
jiā dǐ
family property
patrimony
jiā cháng biàn fàn
simple home-style meal
common occurrence
nothing out of the ordinary
jiā jū mài chǎng
furniture store
furniture mall
jiā jiā hù hù
each and every family (idiom)
every household
jiā sǎo
(polite) my sister-in-law
jiā xiōng
(polite) my elder brother
jiā dīng
(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
shī dú jiā tíng
a family bereaved of its only child
dà fāng zhī jiā
learned person
expert in a certain field
abbr. to 方家[fang1 jia1]
dà jiā guī xiù
girl from a wealthy family
unmarried daughter of a noble house
Xià wēi yí Huǒ shān Guó jiā Gōng yuán
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Kěn dīng Guó jiā Gōng yuán
Kenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恆春半島|恒春半岛[Heng2 chun1 Ban4 dao3], Pingtung county, south Taiwan
Mò jiā
Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
Tǔ jiā zú
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
Guó jiā Jūn pǐn Mào yì jú
State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)
Guó jiā Jì Wěi
PRC State Planning Committee, abbr. for 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
Jiā shān Guó jiā Sēn lín Gōng yuán
Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
nǚ jiā
bride's family (in marriage)
gū jiā guǎ rén
one who is cut off from others (idiom)
one who has chosen to follow a solitary path
(can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
Kǒng zǐ Jiā yǔ
Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by 3rd century forger Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4], abbr. to 家語|家语
niáng jia xìng
maiden name (of married woman)
niáng jia
married woman's parents' home
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
fig. to be very familiar with a matter
nú jiā
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
Guó jiā Jì huà Wěi yuán huì
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 he2 Gai3 ge2 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]