一家

yījiā

noun #3,488

Meanings

1 the whole family
2 a (single) family
3 a (shop/restaurant/company)

Characters

family; home; (measure word for businesses)

Examples

一家人坐在一起吃饭。

Yījiārén zuò zài yīqǐ chīfàn.

The whole family sat together to eat.

街角有一家咖啡店。

Jiē jiǎo yǒu yījiā kāfēidiàn.

There's a coffee shop on the corner.

Tips

grammar

一家 has two uses: 一家人 means 'the whole family,' while 一家 + place noun (一家饭店, 一家公司) means 'a/one (establishment).'

Stroke Order

一 yī

家 jiā