Talking Chinese <-> English Dictionary with stroke order image/animation and sample sentences

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	家		jiā	Jia1	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; Classifiers: 个 ; see 家伙 ; surname Jia
2	家庭		jiā tíng	jia1 ting2	family; household; Classifiers: 户
3	家里	家裡	jiā lǐ	jia1 li3	home
4	家长	家長	jiā zhǎng	jia1 zhang3	head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
5	家乡	家鄉	jiā xiāng	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; Classifiers: 个
6	家伙		jiā huo	jia1 huo5	household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon; variant of 家伙
7	家属	家屬	jiā shǔ	jia1 shu3	family member; (family) dependent
8	家族		jiā zú	jia1 zu2	family; clan
9	家中		jiā zhōng	jia1 zhong1	one's family
10	家务	家務	jiā wù	jia1 wu4	household duties; housework
11	家畜		jiā chù	jia1 chu4	domestic animal; livestock; cattle
12	家人		jiā rén	jia1 ren2	household; (one's) family
13	家门	家門	jiā mén	jia1 men2	house door; family clan
14	家禽		jiā qín	jia1 qin2	poultry; domestic fowl
15	家用		jiā yòng	jia1 yong4	home-use; domestic; family expenses; housekeeping money
16	家八哥		jiā bā gē	jia1 ba1 ge1	(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
17	家暴		jiā bào	jia1 bao4	domestic violence; abbr. for 家庭暴力
18	家蚕	家蠶	jiā cán	jia1 can2	the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
19	家产	家產	jiā chǎn	jia1 chan3	family property
20	家常		jiā cháng	jia1 chang2	the daily life of a family
21	家常便饭	家常便飯	jiā cháng biàn fàn	jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4	simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
22	家常菜		jiā cháng cài	jia1 chang2 cai4	home cooking
23	家常豆腐		jiā cháng dòu fu	jia1 chang2 dou4 fu5	home-style tofu
24	家臣		jiā chén	jia1 chen2	counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman
25	家丑	家醜	jiā chǒu	jia1 chou3	family scandal; skeleton in the closet
26	家丑不可外传	家醜不可外傳	jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán	jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2	lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
27	家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信	家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信	jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn	jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2 , liu2 yan2 qie4 mo4 qing1 xin4	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.
28	家丑不可外扬	家醜不可外揚	jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng	jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2	lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
29	家传	家傳	jiā chuán	jia1 chuan2	handed down in a family; family traditions
30	家慈		jiā cí	jia1 ci2	(polite) my mother
31	家当	家當	jiā dàng	jia1 dang4	familial property; belongings
32	家道		jiā dào	jia1 dao4	family financial circumstances
33	家道小康		jiā dào xiǎo kāng	jia1 dao4 xiao3 kang1	to be comfortably off (idiom)
34	家道中落		jiā dào zhōng luò	jia1 dao4 zhong1 luo4	to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune
35	家的		jiā de	jia1 de5	(old) wife
36	家底		jiā dǐ	jia1 di3	family property; patrimony
37	家弟		jiā dì	jia1 di4	(polite) my younger brother
38	家电	家電	jiā diàn	jia1 dian4	household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器
39	家丁		jiā dīng	jia1 ding1	(old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
40	家儿	家兒	jiā ér	jia1 er2	(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
41	家翻宅乱	家翻宅亂	jiā fān zhái luàn	jia1 fan1 zhai2 luan4	There is no peace in the house. (idiom)
42	家妇	家婦	jiā fù	jia1 fu4	(polite) my father; wife (old)
43	家公		jiā gōng	jia1 gong1	head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father
44	家姑		jiā gū	jia1 gu1	(polite) father's sisters
45	家和万事兴	家和萬事興	jiā hé wàn shì xīng	jia1 he2 wan4 shi4 xing1	if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
46	家姬		jiā jī	jia1 ji1	(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich
47	家给人足	家給人足	jiā jǐ rén zú	jia1 ji3 ren2 zu2	lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
48	家计	家計	jiā jì	jia1 ji4	family livelihood; a household's economic situation; family property
49	家家户户	家家戶戶	jiā jiā hù hù	jia1 jia1 hu4 hu4	each and every family (idiom); every household
50	家家酒		jiā jiā jiǔ	jia1 jia1 jiu3	to play house (Tw)
51	家家有本难念的经	家家有本難念的經	jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng	jia1 jia1 you3 ben3 nan2 nian4 de5 jing1	Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
52	家教		jiā jiào	jia1 jiao4	privately-owned car; family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
53	家姐		jiā jiě	jia1 jie3	(polite) my older sister
54	家景		jiā jǐng	jia1 jing3	the family's financial circumstances
55	家境		jiā jìng	jia1 jing4	family financial situation; family circumstances
56	家舅		jiā jiù	jia1 jiu4	(polite) my maternal uncle
57	家居		jiā jū	jia1 ju1	home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
58	家居卖场	家居賣場	jiā jū mài chǎng	jia1 ju1 mai4 chang3	furniture store; furniture mall
59	家俱		jiā jù	jia1 ju4	variant of 家具 ; furniture; Classifiers: 件 ; variant of 家具
60	家眷		jiā juàn	jia1 juan4	one's wife and children
61	家老		jiā lǎo	jia1 lao3	(old) a senior in one's household
62	家乐福	家樂福	jiā lè fú	Jia1 le4 fu2	Carrefour, French supermarket chain
63	家乐氏	家樂氏	jiā lè shì	Jia1 le4 shi4	Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)
64	家累千金，坐不垂堂		jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng	jia1 lei3 qian1 jin1 , zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2	lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
65	家里蹲	家裡蹲	jiā lǐ dūn	jia1 li3 dun1	recluse; hikikomori person
66	家麻雀		jiā má què	jia1 ma2 que4	(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
67	家母		jiā mǔ	jia1 mu3	(polite) my mother
68	家娘		jiā niáng	jia1 niang2	(dialect) husband's mother
69	家奴		jiā nú	jia1 nu2	domestic slave; slave servant
70	家培		jiā péi	jia1 pei2	cultivated; home grown
71	家贫如洗	家貧如洗	jiā pín rú xǐ	jia1 pin2 ru2 xi3	extreme poverty (idiom); destitute; penniless; poor as church mice
72	家婆		jiā pó	jia1 po2	(dialect) mother-in-law; (house)wife
73	家破人亡		jiā pò rén wáng	jia1 po4 ren2 wang2	family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless
74	家谱	家譜	jiā pǔ	jia1 pu3	genealogy; family tree
75	家雀儿	家雀兒	jiā qiǎo r	jia1 qiao3 r5	(coll.) sparrow
76	家亲	家親	jiā qīn	jia1 qin1	older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents); one's deceased close relatives
77	家人一等		jiā rén yī děng	jia1 ren2 yi1 deng3	a cut above; top quality
78	家嫂		jiā sǎo	jia1 sao3	(polite) my sister-in-law
79	家世		jiā shì	jia1 shi4	wife; family; (literary) residence; family matters; domestic affairs; housework; family background
80	家世寒微		jiā shì hán wēi	jia1 shi4 han2 wei1	to be of humble origin (idiom)
81	家什		jiā shi	jia1 shi5	utensils; furniture
82	家叔		jiā shū	jia1 shu1	(polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)
83	家数	家數	jiā shù	jia1 shu4	the distinctive style and techniques handed down from master to apprentice within a particular school
84	家私		jiā sī	jia1 si1	family property; family wealth
85	家庭暴力		jiā tíng bào lì	jia1 ting2 bao4 li4	domestic violence
86	家庭背景		jiā tíng bèi jǐng	jia1 ting2 bei4 jing3	family background
87	家庭成员	家庭成員	jiā tíng chéng yuán	jia1 ting2 cheng2 yuan2	family member
88	家庭地址		jiā tíng dì zhǐ	jia1 ting2 di4 zhi3	home address
89	家庭教师	家庭教師	jiā tíng jiào shī	jia1 ting2 jiao4 shi1	tutor
90	家庭生活		jiā tíng shēng huó	jia1 ting2 sheng1 huo2	home life
91	家庭主夫		jiā tíng zhǔ fū	jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu1	househusband; househusband
92	家庭主妇	家庭主婦	jiā tíng zhǔ fù	jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu4	housewife
93	家庭作业	家庭作業	jiā tíng zuò yè	jia1 ting2 zuo4 ye4	homework
94	家僮		jiā tóng	jia1 tong2	servant; servant
95	家徒四壁		jiā tú sì bì	jia1 tu2 si4 bi4	lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched
96	家乡菜	家鄉菜	jiā xiāng cài	jia1 xiang1 cai4	regional dish; local cuisine
97	家乡鸡	家鄉雞	jiā xiāng jī	jia1 xiang1 ji1	hometown chicken (item on a menu)
98	家信		jiā xìn	jia1 xin4	letter (to or from) home
99	家兄		jiā xiōng	jia1 xiong1	(polite) my elder brother
100	家训	家訓	jiā xùn	jia1 xun4	instructions to one's children; family precepts
101	家鸦	家鴉	jiā yā	jia1 ya1	domestic duck; (bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)
102	家鸭绿头鸭	家鴨綠頭鴨	jiā yā lǜ tóu yā	jia1 ya1 lu:4 tou2 ya1	mallard; duck (Anas platyrhyncha)
103	家严	家嚴	jiā yán	jia1 yan2	(polite) my father
104	家燕		jiā yàn	jia1 yan4	dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner; (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
105	家养	家養	jiā yǎng	jia1 yang3	domestic (animals); home reared
106	家爷	家爺	jiā yé	jia1 ye2	(old) a term servants used to refer to their master
107	家业	家業	jiā yè	jia1 ye4	family property
108	家蝇	家蠅	jiā yíng	jia1 ying2	house fly
109	家佣	家傭	jiā yōng	jia1 yong1	domestic helper
110	家用电脑	家用電腦	jiā yòng diàn nǎo	jia1 yong4 dian4 nao3	home computer
111	家用电器	家用電器	jiā yòng diàn qì	jia1 yong4 dian4 qi4	domestic electric appliance
112	家语	家語	jiā yǔ	Jia1 yu3	The School Sayings of Confucius (abbr. for 孔子家语 )
113	家喻户晓	家喻戶曉	jiā yù hù xiǎo	jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3	understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
114	家园	家園	jiā yuán	jia1 yuan2	home; homeland
115	家灶		jiā zào	jia1 zao4	hearth
116	家宅		jiā zhái	jia1 zhai2	home; residence; house
117	家长会	家長會	jiā zhǎng huì	jia1 zhang3 hui4	parent-teacher conference; parents' association
118	家长制	家長制	jiā zhǎng zhì	jia1 zhang3 zhi4	patriarchal system
119	家政		jiā zhèng	jia1 zheng4	housekeeping
120	家政课程	家政課程	jiā zhèng kè chéng	jia1 zheng4 ke4 cheng2	home-economics course
121	家政学	家政學	jiā zhèng xué	jia1 zheng4 xue2	family and consumer science
122	家政员	家政員	jiā zhèng yuán	jia1 zheng4 yuan2	housekeeping staff
123	家主		jiā zhǔ	jia1 zhu3	head of a household
124	家赀万贯	家貲萬貫	jiā zī wàn guàn	jia1 zi1 wan4 guan4	immensely rich
125	家姊		jiā zǐ	jia1 zi3	my sister
126	家子		jiā zi	jia1 zi5	household; family
127	家族树	家族樹	jiā zú shù	jia1 zu2 shu4	a family tree
128	家祖		jiā zǔ	jia1 zu3	(polite) my paternal grandfather
129	家传	家傳	jiā zhuàn	jia1 zhuan4	family history (as a literary genre)
130	家长家短	家長家短	jiā cháng jiā duǎn	jia1 chang2 jia1 duan3	family goings-on
131	家法		jiā fǎ	jia1 fa3	the rules and discipline that apply within a family; stick used for punishing children or servants; traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
132	家花没有野花香	家花沒有野花香	jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng	jia1 hua1 mei2 you3 ye3 hua1 xiang1	lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom); fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner; the grass is always greener on the other side
133	家马	家馬	jiā mǎ	jia1 ma3	domestic horse
134	家乡话	家鄉話	jiā xiāng huà	jia1 xiang1 hua4	native language; native dialect

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