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家常 jiācháng

家常 jiācháng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 家常 jiācháng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiācháng | jia1 chang2
English translation
the daily life of a family

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Traditional form

家常 jiācháng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 家常 jiācháng

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jiā

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and shǐ represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shǐ

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀豕

Number of Strokes

10
Cháng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "lower garment", now written as shang . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

Shàng

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

尚巾

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 家常 jiācháng

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我们 wǒmen yǒu 法式 Fǎ shì yóu jiān de 家常 jiācháng 油煎 de cōng chǎo de .

We also have French fried, home fried and lyonnaised.

一生 yī shēng de 历史 lìshǐ ,完全 wánquán bèi 罪恶 zuì è suǒ rǎn Hēi le ; zài 种种 zhǒng zhǒng 罪恶 zuì è 之中 zhī zhōng ,杀人 shā rén shì 她的家常便饭 jiā cháng biàn fàn .

All her history was black with crime; and among her crimes murder was common.

母亲 mǔqīn gěi chī bǎo de 家常菜 jiā cháng cài , xiǎng 减掉 jiǎn diào 婴儿 yīngér féi 可是 kěshì hěn nán .

It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.

家常 jiācháng Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 家常 jiācháng and their own compounds.

家常 jiācháng Compounds

See all 12 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 家常 jiācháng in their composition.

  • jiā
    • jià , jià , jiā , jiā , jià , , ,
  • Cháng
    • cháng , , ,
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