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本家 meaning in English

běnjiā

a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name

15 strokes

Meaning of 本家

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

běnjiā
  1. a member of the same clan
  2. a distant relative with the same family name

本家 in example sentences

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

天tiān知zhī道dào资zī本běn家jiā创chuàng造zào了le多duō少shǎo个gè情qíng人rén节jié。
God knows how many Valentine's Days capitalists have invented.
最zuì好hǎo备bèi一yī本běn家jiā用yòng医yī卫wèi手shǒu册cè在zài枕zhěn头tou边biān，常cháng常cháng翻fān翻fān看kàn看kàn。
It's best to keep a household medical manual by your pillow and read it from time to time.
资zī本běn家jiā倾qīng向xiàng于yú压yā榨zhà工gōng人rén。
The capitalists tend to exploit the working people.

Stroke order for each character

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本 běn · root · 5 strokes

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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 本家.

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
本子běnzibook; notebook
课本kèběntextbook
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 本家

What does 本家 mean?

本家 (běnjiā) means "a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name".

How do you write 本家?

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