Word: 家 (jiā, jia)

东家不知西家苦，南家不知北家难

dōngjiā bùzhī xī jiā kǔ, Nán jiā bùzhī běi jiā nán

the east house doesn't know the west house's bitterness; the south house doesn't know the north house's hardship

丢了钱包，他狼狈地回了家。

Diū le qiánbāo, tā lángbèi de huíle jiā.

Having lost his wallet, he made his way home in a sorry state.

两家人一同去海边玩。

Liǎng jiā rén yìtóng qù hǎibiān wán.

The two families went to the seaside together.

两家人之间多年来一直存在敌视。

Liǎng jiā rén zhījiān duōnián lái yìzhí cúnzài díshì.

There has been antagonism between the two families for many years.

两家公司之间有争议。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhījiān yǒu zhēngyì.

There is a dispute between the two companies.

两家公司昨天签订了合同。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zuótiān qiāndìngle hétong.

The two companies signed a contract yesterday.

两家公司昨天订立了合同。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zuótiān dìnglìle hétong.

The two companies concluded a contract yesterday.

两家公司正在洽谈合作。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhèngzài qiàtán hézuò.

The two companies are discussing cooperation.

两家公司的价格博弈还在继续。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī de jiàgé bóyì hái zài jìxù.

The price contest between the two companies is still going on.

两家公司的并购成功了。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī de bìnggòu chénggōngle.

The merger of the two companies succeeded.

两家公司的系统对接好了。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī de xìtǒng duìjiē hǎole.

The two companies' systems have been linked up.

两家公司联合起来做了这个生意。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī liánhé qǐlai zuòle zhège shēngyi.

The two companies combined forces to do this business.

两家公司联手开发新产品。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī liánshǒu kāifā xīn chǎnpǐn.

The two companies joined forces to develop a new product.

两家公司联手推出了新产品。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī liánshǒu tuīchūle xīn chǎnpǐn.

The two companies joined forces to launch a new product.

两家店的价位差不多。

Liǎng jiā diàn de jiàwèi chàbùduō.

The price levels at the two shops are about the same.

两家店的价格差额很大。

Liǎng jiā diàn de jiàgé chā'é hěn dà.

The price difference between the two shops is big.

两家超市又打起价格战了。

Liǎng jiā chāoshì yòu dǎ qǐ jiàgézhàn le.

The two supermarkets have started a price war again.

临走前，我去邻居家道别。

Línzǒu qián, wǒ qù línjū jiā dàobié.

Before leaving, I went to my neighbor's home to say farewell.

为了这个家，父亲操劳了一辈子。

Wèile zhège jiā, fùqīn cāoláole yíbèizi.

My father worked hard all his life for this family.

久赌无胜家

jiǔ dǔ wú shèng jiā

gamble long enough and nobody wins

人不划算家不富

rén bùhuásuàn jiā bú fù

if people don't make careful calculations, the family won't get rich

今年的年夜饭在奶奶家吃。

Jīnnián de niányèfàn zài nǎinai jiā chī.

This year's reunion dinner will be at Grandma's house.

从这里步行到你家要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào nǐ jiā yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take from here to your house on foot?

他一回到家，洗漱完就睡了。

Tā yì huídào jiā, xǐshù wán jiù shuìle.

As soon as he got home, he washed up and went to bed.

他不想离开家。

Tā bùxiǎng líkāi jiā.

He doesn't want to leave home.

他们两家人情同手足。

Tāmen liǎng jiā rén qíngtóngshǒuzú.

The two families are as close as brothers.

他们在这个时候一定已经到家了。

Tāmen zài zhège shíhou yídìng yǐjīng dào jiā le.

They must have arrived home by this time.

他们家很富，住大房子。

Tāmen jiā hěn fù, zhù dà fángzi.

Their family is rich and lives in a big house.

他们昨天路过她家。

Tāmen zuótiān lùguò tā jiā.

They passed by her house yesterday.

他们是去年搬的家。

Tāmen shì qùnián bān de jiā.

They moved house last year. It was last year that they moved house.

他们都去了这家餐厅。

Tāmen dōu qùle zhè jiā cāntīng.

They all went to the restaurant.

他八点离开家。

Tā bā diǎn líkāi jiā.

He is leaving the house at 8 o'clock.

他刚回到家。

Tā gāng huídào jiā.

He just got home.

他刚离开家。

Tā gāng líkāi jiā.

He has just left home.

他前几天拜访了她家。

Tā qián jǐtiān bàifǎngle tā jiā.

He visited her house the other day.

他可能是从另一条路回到了家。

Tā kěnéng shì cóng lìng yìtiáo lù huídàole jiā.

He might have returned home from another route.

他呆在他阿姨家。

Tā dāi zài tā āyí jiā.

He stayed at his aunt's house.

他在哪家公司工作？

Tā zài nǎ jiā gōngsī gōngzuò?

Where does he work?

他年轻时曾在亲戚家作客多年。

Tā niánqīng shí céng zài qīnqi jiā zuòkè duōnián.

When he was young, he stayed at a relative's home as a guest for years.

他当上了这家公司的总裁。

Tā dāng shang le zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngcái.

He became the president of this company.

他想加盟那家连锁咖啡店。

Tā xiǎng jiāméng nà jiā liánsuǒ kāfēidiàn.

He wants to join that coffee shop chain as a franchisee.

他拖着疲惫的身躯回了家。

Tā tuōzhe píbèi de shēnqū huíle jiā.

He dragged his weary body home.

他断然离开了那家公司。

Tā duànrán líkāile nà jiā gōngsī.

He resolutely left that company.

他是不是还想家？

Tā shìbúshì hái xiǎng jiā?

He's still homesick, isn't he?

他是这家公司的代理人。

Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de dàilǐrén.

He is the agent of this company.

他是这家公司的理事。

Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de lǐshì.

He is a council member of this company.

他来过我们家。

Tā láiguo wǒmen jiā.

He's been to our house (in the past - he's left now).

他没有上学，留在了家中。

Tā méiyǒu shàngxué, liú zài le jiā zhōng.

Instead of going to school, he stayed at home.

他没有家可住。

Tā méiyǒu jiā kě zhù.

He had no place to live.

他父亲是这家银行的董事。

Tā fùqīn shì zhè jiā yínháng de dǒngshì.

His father is a board member of this bank.

他甚至没说再见就离开了家。

Tā shènzhì méi shuō zàijiàn jiù líkāile jiā.

He left the house without so much as saying goodbye.

他私自把公司的车开回了家。

Tā sīzì bǎ gōngsī de chē kāi huíle jiā.

He secretly drove the company car home.

他练了十年，火候到家了。

Tā liànle shínián, huǒhou dào jiā le.

After ten years of practice, his skill has fully matured.

他给这家餐厅打了个差评。

Tā gěi zhè jiā cāntīng dǎle gè chàpíng.

He gave this restaurant a bad review.

他被那家银行聘用了。

Tā bèi nà jiā yínháng pìnyòngle.

He was hired by that bank.

他起诉那家杂志诽谤自己。

Tā qǐsù nà jiā zázhì fěibàng zìjǐ.

He sued the magazine for libeling him.

休恋故乡生处好，受恩深处便为家

xiū liàn gùxiāng shēng chù hǎo, shòu ēn shēnchù biàn wéi jiā

don't cling to the place of birth as best; where you are deeply treated well, make your home

会家不忙,忙家不会

huìjiābùmáng,máng jiā búhuì

The one who knows is not in a rush; the one in a rush doesn't know

传说那家店明年要搬到别的地方。

Chuánshuō nà jiā diàn míngnián yào bān dào biéde dìfang.

They say that shop is moving somewhere else next year.

你为什么对这家公司没有好感？

Nǐ wèishénme duì zhè jiā gōngsī méiyǒu hǎogǎn?

Why don't you have a favorable impression of this company?

你们家腊八节也喝腊八粥吗？

Nǐmen jiā làbājié yě hē làbāzhōu ma?

Does your family also have Laba porridge on Laba Festival?

你们家过年吃什么？

Nǐmen jiā guònián chī shénme?

What does your family eat for Chinese New Year?

你们家除夕夜守夜吗？

Nǐmen jiā chúxīyè shǒuyè ma?

Does your family stay up all night on New Year's Eve?

你住在这家旅馆吗？

Nǐ zhù zài zhè jiā lǚguǎn ma?

Are you staying at this hotel?

你到家了，我就放心了。

Nǐ dào jiā le, wǒ jiù fàngxīnle.

Now that you're home, I feel relieved.

你受伤了，就近找家医院看看吧。

Nǐ shòushāngle, jiùjìn zhǎo jiā yīyuàn kànkan ba.

You're hurt, so go to a nearby hospital and get checked.

你吃过这家的粤菜吗？

Nǐ chīguo zhè jiā de yuècài ma?

Have you tried the Cantonese food at this place?

你在哪家医院实习？

Nǐ zài nǎ jiā yīyuàn shíxí?

Which hospital are you interning at?

你在这家公司工作了多久了？

Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duōjiǔ le?

How long have you worked at this company?

你在这家公司工作了多长时间了？

Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duō cháng shíjiān le?

How long have you been working at this company?

你家坐落在什么地方？

Nǐ jiā zuòluò zài shénme dìfang?

Where is your home situated?

你家女婿在哪儿工作？

Nǐ jiā nǚxu zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where does your son-in-law work?

你家客厅有多少平方米？

Nǐ jiā kètīng yǒu duōshǎo píngfāngmǐ?

How many square meters is your living room?

你家很容易发现。

Nǐ jiā hěn róngyì fāxiàn.

Your house was easy to find.

你家是几室几厅的？

Nǐ jiā shì jǐ shì jǐ tīng de?

How many bedrooms and living rooms does your home have?

你家最近有什么喜事吗？

Nǐ jiā zuìjìn yǒu shénme xǐshì ma?

Has anything happy happened in your family lately?

你家有几口人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

How many people are there in your family?

你家有多少人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu duōshǎo rén?

How many people are there in your family?

你家有没有螺丝刀？

Nǐ jiā yǒuméiyǒu luósīdāo?

Do you have a screwdriver at home?

你家有猫吗？

Nǐ jiā yǒu māo ma?

Have you got a cat in your house?

你家桌子边有几把椅子？

Nǐ jiā zhuōzi biān yǒu jǐ bǎ yǐzi?

How many chairs do you have around your table?

你家的地址是什么？

Nǐ jiā de dìzhǐ shì shénme?

What's your home address?

你家的左边是什么？

Nǐ jiā de zuǒbian shì shénme?

What is to the left of your house?

你家的开销是不是逐年增加？

Nǐ jiā de kāixiāo shìbúshì zhúnián zēngjiā?

Do your family's expenses go up year after year?

你家的春联是自己写的吗？

Nǐ jiā de chūnlián shì zìjǐ xiě de ma?

Did you write your family's Spring Festival couplets yourself?

你家的电脑在桌子上吗？

Nǐ jiā de diànnǎo zài zhuōzi shàng ma?

Is your family's computer on the table?

你家离开发区远吗？

Nǐ jiā lí kāifāqū yuǎn ma?

Is your home far from the development zone?

你家算低收入家庭吗？

Nǐ jiā suàn dīshōurù jiātíng ma?

Does your family count as a low-income household?

你家订了流媒体吗？

Nǐ jiā dìngle liúméitǐ ma?

Does your family have a streaming subscription?

你家闺女今年上几年级了？

Nǐ jiā guīnü jīnnián shàng jǐnián jí le?

What grade is your daughter in this year?

你家附近有铁路吗？

Nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu tiělù ma?

Is there a railway near your home?

你家附近环境宜人吗？

Nǐ jiā fùjìn huánjìng yírén ma?

Is the area around your home pleasant?

你已经到家了吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng dào jiā le ma?

Are you already home?

你是不是嫌这家饭馆太吵？

Nǐ shìbúshì xián zhè jiā fànguǎn tài chǎo?

Do you find this restaurant too noisy?

你是不是跟长岛家有关系的？

Nǐ shìbúshì gēn Chángdǎo jiā yǒu guānxi de?

Are you related to the Nagashima family?

你是不是长岛家的亲戚？

Nǐ shìbúshì Chángdǎo jiā de qīnqi?

Are you related to the Nagashima family?

你看过这家银行去年的年报吗？

Nǐ kànguo zhè jiā yínháng qùnián de niánbào ma?

Have you read this bank's annual report from last year?

你知道哪家的徽菜好吃吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nǎ jiā de huīcài hǎochī ma?

Do you know which place has good Anhui food?

你知道哪家饭店好吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nǎ jiā fàndiàn hǎo ma?

Do you know a good restaurant?

你知道这家公司的董事长是谁吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiā gōngsī de dǒngshìzhǎng shì shéi ma?

Do you know who the chairman of this company is?