How to Say ‘A family’ in Simplified Chinese
一家人
yī jiā rén
[ee jya ren]
💬 Usage Tip: [一家人] literally means "one family's people," and often means the whole family as a group, not just "a family" in general. The same [一 + measure word + noun] pattern shows up in phrases like [一家公司] "a company" and [一群人] "a group of people".
Phrase Breakdown
一家人
yī jiā rén
[ee jya ren]
the whole family; family members
Refers to all the people in one family as a group.
生日那天，一家人都来了。
On the birthday, the whole family came.
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