人家

rénjiā

pronoun HSK 4 #2,369

Meanings

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?

别说人家的坏话。

Biéshuō rénjiā de huàihuà.

Don't speak ill of others.

人家不想去嘛！

Rénjiā bù xiǎng qù ma!

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

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