Definition
一家 is a noun formed from 一 (one) and 家 (family/household). It refers to the whole family or household as a unit, or to a group of people belonging to the same family, clan, or faction. It can also be used figuratively to mean "same side" or "same group" in a broader sense (e.g., a team or company). Note that in actual speech, 一 is pronounced with the fourth tone (yì) before 家 (first tone), but the standard written pinyin for the word is yī jiā.
n.
whole familyentire household(extended) same familykinclan(figurative) same groupsame sideone unit
Examples
- 。Wǒmen yī jiā rén zhōumò yìqǐ qù gōngyuán.Our whole family goes to the park together on weekends.
- ，一家。Zhège cūnzi de rén dōu xìng Wáng, suàn shì yī jiā.The people in this village all have the surname Wang, so they count as one clan.
- ，一家。Zài biànlùn zhōng, tāmen liǎ zhàn chéng le yī jiā.In the debate, the two of them took the same side.
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