东家 meaning in English

dōngjiā

master (i.e. employer); landlord

Traditional 東家15 strokes

Meaning of 东家

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dōngjiā
  1. master (i.e. employer)
  2. landlord
  3. boss

东家 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

东dōng家jiā说shuō要yào提tí高gāo租zū金jīn。
The landlord says he wants to raise the rent.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

东 dōng · east · 5 strokes

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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 东家.

东西dōngxieast and west
回家huí jiāto return home
国家guójiācountry; nation; state
家里jiā lihome
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
在家zàijiāto be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差
东边dōngbianeast; east side
大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family
家庭jiātíngfamily; household
作家zuòjiāauthor
科学家kēxuéjiāscientist
家长jiāzhǎnghead of a household; family head

Questions about 东家

What does 东家 mean?

东家 (dōngjiā) means "master (i.e. employer); landlord".

How do you write 东家?

东家 is made of 2 characters: 东 (5 strokes), 家 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 东家 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 东家 is written 東家.