娘家

niángjia
noun #15,835

Meanings

  1. 1 a married woman's parents' home
  2. 2 maiden family

Examples

HSK 1
Tā niángjia zài Sìchuān.
Her maiden family is from Sichuan.
HSK 2
Tā Chūnjié huí niángjia le.
She went back to her parents' home for Chinese New Year.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese custom, 回娘家 (returning to the bride's family) is an important ritual, especially on the second day of Chinese New Year (大年初二). The counterpart is 婆家, the husband's family home.
usage
is pronounced as a neutral tone (jia) here, not jiā. This is common in compound nouns: 娘家, 婆家, 人家.

Stroke Order

niáng
jiā