大家庭

dàjiātíng

noun #8,111

Measure Word

一个大家庭 gè

Meanings

1 big family
2 extended family
3 large community

Characters

courtyard; family

Examples

HSK 3

我们公司就像一个大家庭。

Wǒmen gōngsī jiù xiàng yígè dàjiātíng.

Our company is like a big family.

HSK 4

我来自一个大家庭，有五个兄弟姐妹。

Wǒ láizì yígè dàjiātíng, yǒu wǔ gè xiōngdì jiěmèi.

I come from a big family with five siblings.

Tips

usage

大家庭 can refer literally to a large household or extended family, or figuratively to any close-knit group (company, school, nation).

Stroke Order

大 dà

家 jiā

庭 tíng