Definition
家世 (jiā shì) refers to a person's family background in terms of social status, lineage, and ancestry. It differs from 出身 (chū shēn), which emphasizes the family one was born into (often used as 'come from'), and from 家境 (jiā jìng), which specifically denotes the family's financial situation.
noun
family background
Easily confused
- 驾驶jià shǐsound-aliketo drive (a vehicle); to pilot (a ship or aircraft)
- 架势jià shisound-alikeposture, stance (physical or figurative)
- 假使jiǎ shǐsound-alikeif, in case, supposing (formal, literary)
Examples
- 家世，。Tā de jiā shì hěn hǎo, cóng xiǎo shòudào liánghǎo jiàoyù.His family background is very good; he received a good education from childhood.
- 家世。Yí ge rén de jiā shì bìng bù néng juédìng tā de wèilái.A person's family background does not determine his future.
- 家世。Tā cóng bù tánlùn zìjǐ de jiā shì.She never talks about her own family background.
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