family in Chinese

How to write 家庭

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家庭 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.

家庭 in a sentence

• 我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè大dà家jiā庭tíng。

  I have a big family.

• 家jiā庭tíng对duì我wǒ很hěn重zhòng要yào。

  Family is very important to me.

• 我wǒ爱ài我wǒ的de家jiā庭tíng。

  I love my family.

• 他tā们men是shì一yī个gè幸xìng福fú的de家jiā庭tíng。

  They are a happy family.

家庭 vs 家 vs 家人

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 家 jiā home; family

  家 is the everyday word for both home and family — 我家 'my home/my family'. 家庭 is the formal noun 'family/household' — 家庭问题 'family problems'.

• 家人 jiā rén family members

  The people of the family specifically — 我的家人 'my family (members)'. 家庭 is the unit; 家人 is the people.