人家

rénjiā

pronoun HSK 4 #2,369

Meanings

HSK 1

人家都走了，你怎么还不走？

Rénjiā dōu zǒu le, nǐ zěnme hái bù zǒu?

Everyone else has left, why haven't you gone?

HSK 6

人家不想去嘛！

Rénjiā bù xiǎng qù ma!

I don't want to go! (said coquettishly)

HSK 7-9

别说人家的坏话。

Biéshuō rénjiā de huàihuà.

Don't speak ill of others.

usage

When 人家 means 'I/me', it is typically used by women in a cute or coquettish way (撒娇). When it means 'others', it is gender-neutral.

grammar

The 家 in 人家 is usually pronounced as a neutral tone (jia).

人 rén

家 jiā