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家具 meaning in English

jiājù

furniture

HSK 3noun18 strokes

Meaning of 家具

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiājù
  1. furniture

Measure word: 件,套

How to use 家具

家具 is a general noun for furniture and is often used with the measure word 件 (jiàn) for a single piece or 套 (tào) for a set. Example: 我们买了一套新家具。(Wǒmen mǎi le yí tào xīn jiājù.) We bought a new set of furniture.

家具 is simply 家 (jiā) home plus 具 (jù) tool or implement. The tools of a home are its furniture: tables, chairs, beds and cabinets.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 家具 (jiājù, furniture) with 家居 (jiājū, home living or home furnishings), which sound almost the same but differ in the tone of the second syllable. Also watch the character 具: it has three short horizontal strokes inside, not two.

家具 in example sentences

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

那nà个ge家jiā具jù是shì我wǒ母mǔ亲qīn的de。
That furniture is my mother's.
那nà个ge房fáng间jiān里lǐ没méi有yǒu家jiā具jù。
There was no furniture in that room.
房fáng子zi里lǐ家jiā具jù太tài多duō了le。
There is too much furniture in the house.
汤tāng姆mǔ帮bāng玛mǎ丽lì移yí动dòng家jiā具jù。
Tom helped Mary move the furniture.
我wǒ们men有yǒu很hěn多duō家jiā具jù。
We had a lot of furniture.

Stroke order for each character

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

家 jiā · home · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

具 jù · tool · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 家具.

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
大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family
家庭jiātíngfamily; household
作家zuòjiāauthor
科学家kēxuéjiāscientist
家长jiāzhǎnghead of a household; family head
全家quánjiāwhole family
画家huàjiāpainter

Questions about 家具

What does 家具 mean?

家具 (jiājù) means "furniture" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 家具?

家具 is made of 2 characters: 家 (10 strokes), 具 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 家具 an HSK word?

Yes. 家具 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Is 家具 countable in Chinese like furniture pieces in English?

家具 itself has no plural form, so you add a measure word to count it. Say 一件家具 (yí jiàn jiājù) for one piece of furniture or 几件家具 (jǐ jiàn jiājù) for several pieces.

Does 家具 include appliances like fridges and TVs?

No. 家具 refers to furniture such as sofas, tables and wardrobes. Household appliances are called 家电 (jiādiàn), short for 家用电器.

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