家 jiā
“home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)”
noun, measure wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
家 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 86: 家 jiā — Level 1; official annotation 1（3） (名、量、（后缀）). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 家
家 means "home" or "family," as in 我家 (my home/family) and 家人 (family members). It is also the measure word used instead of 个 to count families, shops, restaurants, companies and other businesses: 一家公司, 两家超市, 这家饭馆. 这家 and 那家 are the everyday ways to say "this shop/company" and "that one."
例句Example sentences
- 我家附近有两家超市。wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu liǎng jiā chāo shì.There are two supermarkets near my home.
- 这家饭馆的菜很好吃。zhè jiā fàn guǎn de cài hěn hǎo chī.The food at this restaurant is very good.
- 他在一家银行工作。tā zài yì jiā yín háng gōng zuò.He works at a bank.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们班有二十家学生。
✓我们班有二十个学生。
家 counts businesses and families, not people, so people take 个.
义项All meanings
- jiā: used in 家伙 and 家俱
- jiā: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian