How to Say ‘A family’ in Simplified Chinese
一家
yī jiā
[ee jyah]
💬 Usage Tip: [一家] literally means “one family” and often appears before [人] to make [一家人], “the whole family.”
🇨🇳 In China: Chinese often talks about family as a close unit, so expressions with [一家] feel warm and common.
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; here it helps form the phrase for 'one family' or 'the whole family.'
一家人都在客厅看球。
The whole family is watching the match in the living room.
家
jiā
[jyah]
family; household; classifier for businesses
Here 家 refers to a household or family unit.
他们一家都很喜欢足球。
Their whole family really likes football.
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