家鸡

家雞
jiājī
noun #77,435

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 domestic chicken
  2. 2 farmyard hen (as opposed to wild or game fowl)

Examples

HSK 2
Nǎinai yuànzi lǐ yǎng le shíjǐ zhī jiājī.
Grandma raises a dozen or so chickens in her yard.
HSK 7-9
Jiājī shì yuánjī xúnhuà lái de.
Domestic chickens were domesticated from the red junglefowl.

Tips

history
There's an old saying 家鸡野鹜 ("domestic chicken, wild duck") - people always prefer the exotic over what they have at home. Originally a Jin-dynasty quip about calligraphy tastes, still sometimes quoted when people chase trends.

Stroke Order

jiā