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家人jiā rénfamily member

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家人 (jiā rén) means "family member." It can refer to one person in a family or to the whole family together. 我很想我的家人 says I miss my family very much. 她的家人都很好 says her family members are all very nice. It often follows a word like 我的 or 她的.

What does 家人 mean?

  1. 1.

    family membernoun

What do the characters in 家人 mean?

  • 家family
  • 人person; people

How do you use 家人?

家人 often follows 我的 or 她的 and can refer to the whole family.

Patterns

  • 我的 + 家人

    我很想我的家人。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ de jiārén.

    I miss my family very much.

  • 和 + 家人 + 一起 + Verb

    我和家人一起吃饭。

    Wǒ hé jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.

    I eat with my family.

What are some examples of 家人 in a sentence?

  1. 我很想我的家人。

    Wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ de jiārén.

    I miss my family very much.

  2. 她的家人都很好。

    Tā de jiārén dōu hěn hǎo.

    Her family members are all very nice.

  3. 我和家人一起吃饭。

    Wǒ hé jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.

    I eat with my family.

How is 家人 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你下个月回家吗?

    Nǐ xià gè yuè huí jiā ma?

    Are you going home next month?

  2. Speaker B:

    回,我想我的家人了。

    Huí, wǒ xiǎng wǒ de jiārén le.

    Yes, I miss my family.

  3. Speaker A:

    你家有几个人?

    Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén?

    How many people are in your family?

  4. Speaker B:

    五个,我还有两个哥哥。

    Wǔ gè, wǒ hái yǒu liǎng gè gēge.

    Five. I also have two older brothers.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.