家人

• 拼音: jiā rén
• 汉字拆解: 家 (family, home) + 人 (person) — the people of one's family

含义

Family members; family. Refers to the people in one's immediate family.

Emphasizes the people rather than the household. Used warmly in conversation about one's relatives. Can include extended family but usually refers to the immediate household. Often appears in 我的家人 (my family members).

例句

1. 我的家人都在北京。
2. 你和家人住在一起吗？
3. 她很想念家人。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday

语气: warm

正确说法

• 我爱我的家人。(I love my family.)
• 家人最重要。(Family is the most important.)

错误说法

• 我有五家人。(家人 is not counted with a number this way — say 我家有五口人)

起源与历史

Compound of 家 (family, home) and 人 (person, people) — the people of one's household.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal