家具

• 拼音: jiā jù
• 汉字拆解: 家 = 宀 (roof) + 豕 (pig) — a home where animals are kept under a roof; 具 = 目 (eye) + 廾 (two hands) — to hold up or display tools

含义

Furniture; household furnishings. The movable objects such as tables, chairs, beds, and wardrobes used in a home or office.

A general collective noun for all types of furniture. Common collocations include 买家具 (buy furniture), 搬家具 (move furniture), 家具店 (furniture shop). Note that 家具 is always treated as a collective uncountable noun — you use measure words for individual pieces, e.g., 一套家具 (a set of furniture), 一件家具 (a piece of furniture).

例句

1. 他们搬进新房子后，买了很多新家具。
2. 这套家具是木头做的，质量很好。
3. 楼上的家具店今天打折。

用法指南

语境: home, shopping, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 我们需要给新家买家具。(We need to buy furniture for the new home.)
• 这件家具太重了，搬不动。(This piece of furniture is too heavy to move.)

错误说法

• 我买了一个家具。(Don't say 一个家具 — 家具 is a collective noun and 个 is not used here. Say 一件家具 or 一套家具 depending on context.)

起源与历史

Compound of 家 (home, family) and 具 (tool, implement, equipment). Together they denote the implements or equipment used in the home.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal