宜家

Yíjiā

popculture

Meanings

1 IKEA (Swedish furniture retailer)

Characters

suitable / appropriate

Examples

周末去宜家逛逛。

Zhōumò qù Yíjiā guàng guang.

Let's stroll around IKEA this weekend.

我家的书架是宜家买的。

Wǒ jiā de shūjià shì Yíjiā mǎi de.

My bookshelf is from IKEA.

宜家的瑞典肉丸特别好吃。

Yíjiā de Ruìdiǎn ròuwán tèbié hǎochī.

IKEA's Swedish meatballs are really tasty.

In Pop Culture

宜家 Yíjiā

IKEA

Swedish furniture retailer, entered China in 1998. The Chinese name 宜家 cleverly combines phonetic approximation with meaning: 宜 (suitable) + 家 (home) = 'suitable for home'. Shanghai's Xuhui IKEA is famously popular with retirees who treat it as a free air-conditioned hangout.

Stroke Order

宜 yí

家 jiā