(rén jiā) - other people; I (coquettish) in Mandarin

rénjiā

Traditional: 人家

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Translation

other people; I (coquettish)

Word origin

人家 (rén jiā) combines 人 (rén), 'person', with 家 (jiā), 'home' or 'household', the latter showing a pig 豕 under the roof radical 宀. The compound means 'other people' or 'household', and colloquially serves as a coquettish first person.

Origin: compound
Root: 人 (rén, person) + 家 (jiā, household)

Stroke order

人

家

Examples

。

Everyone else already knows about this.

。

Do not keep talking about other people.

。

I do not want to go.

，？

Everyone else has gone, what are you still doing?

。

Stop making fun of her.

人家 (rén jiā) means other people, or a coquettish I.

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This word is part of lesson 19.