大家庭 (dàjiātíng): big family

Measure Word

一个大家庭 gè

Meanings

1 big family
2 extended family
3 large community

Characters

Examples

我来自一个大家庭，有五个兄弟姐妹。

Wǒlái zì yīgè dàjiātíng, yǒu wǔ gè xiōngdì jiěmèi.

I come from a big family with five siblings.

我们公司就像一个大家庭。

Wǒmen gōngsī jiù xiàng yīgè dàjiātíng.

Our company is like a big family.

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

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