家居 jiā jū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩ gaa1 geoi1
- home; residence
- to stay at home (unemployed)
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家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
居
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 群居 qún jū ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩ kwan4 geoi1 to live together (in a large group or flock)
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- 邻居 鄰居 lín jū ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ leon4 geoi1 neighbor
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 人居 rén jū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩ jan4 geoi1 human habitat
- 仙居 Xiān jū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩ sin1 geoi1 see 仙居县
- 位居 wèi jū ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ wai6 geoi1 to be located at
- 住居 zhù jū ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ zyu6 geoi1 to live
- 侨居 僑居 qiáo jū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ kiu4 geoi1 to live far away from one's native place
- 分居 fēn jū ㄈㄣ ㄐㄩ fan1 geoi1 to separate (married couple)
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 同居 tóng jū ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩ tung4 geoi1 to live together
- 埃居 āi jū ㄞ ㄐㄩ aai1 geoi1 écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)
- 姘居 pīn jū ㄆㄧㄣ ㄐㄩ ping1 geoi1 to cohabit with a lover illicitly
- 孀居 shuāng jū ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄩ soeng1 geoi1 to live in widowhood (formal)
- 安居 Ān jū ㄢ ㄐㄩ on1 geoi1 see 安居区
Idioms with these characters
- 安家立业 安家立業 ān jiā lì yè ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 成家立室 chéng jiā lì shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 sat1 to get married (idiom)
- 成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ sing4 gaa1 laap6 jip6 to get married and start a career (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè ㄢ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
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- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- 居心叵测 居心叵測 jū xīn pǒ cè ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
Example sentences
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您 在 哪些 国家 國家 居住 过 過 呀 ？
What countries have you lived in?
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许多 許多 著名 的 画家 畫家 居住 在 澳洲 。
A number of famous artists live in Australia.
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我 很 惊讶 驚訝 ， 你 家居 然 有 辆 輛 日本 车 車 。
I am surprised that your family has a Japanese car.
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