Meaning of 家庭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- family; household
Measure word: 戶|户
How to use 家庭
家庭 is a more formal word for family, often used for the family as a unit or institution, as in 家庭作业 (homework) or 家庭成员 (family members). It often comes before another noun to describe it. Example: 他来自一个大家庭。(Tā láizì yí ge dà jiātíng.) He comes from a big family.
家 (jiā) means home or family, and 庭 (tíng) means a courtyard or hall. Picture a family gathered in the courtyard of their home, and you have 家庭, the family as a household unit.
Common mistake: Learners often use 家庭 when talking casually about their own family, as in 我的家庭很好. Native speakers usually say 我家 (wǒ jiā) or 家人 (jiārén) in casual speech. Also keep 庭 in the second tone, not the first tone of 家.
家庭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes
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庭 tíng · court · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 家庭.
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 家里 | jiā li | home |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 科学家 | kēxuéjiā | scientist |
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 全家 | quánjiā | whole family |
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert; specialist |
Questions about 家庭
What does 家庭 mean?
家庭 (jiātíng) means "family; household" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 家庭?
家庭 is made of 2 characters: 家 (10 strokes), 庭 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 家庭 an HSK word?
Yes. 家庭 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 家庭 and 家人?
家庭 refers to the family as a whole unit or household. 家人 refers to the individual people in the family. You say 我的家人都很好 to mean your family members are all well.
How do you count 家庭 in Chinese?
Use the measure word 个 (gè), as in 一个家庭 (yí ge jiātíng), one family. In more formal writing you may also see 户 (hù) for households.