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人家
rénjia, rénjiā
Description
"人家"有好几个意思：可以指别人、其他人，也可以指某个人的家，还可以在说话的时候指自己，带一点撒娇或不好意思的语气。
"人家" has several meanings: it can refer to others or other people, someone's home, or be used by the speaker to refer to themselves with a tone of coyness or embarrassment.
Meanings
人家rénjia
other people; others
你别管人家的事。
Don't mind other people's business.
人家rénjiā
household; family; home
这个村子只有几户人家。
There are only a few households in this village.
人家rénjia
I; me (coy or playful self-reference)
你怎么不等人家呀？
Why don't you wait for them?
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as 'others' pronounced rénjia (neutral tone); as 'household' it is rénjiā.
- Nuance
the coy self-reference use is common in casual, often female or childlike speech.
In videos
“你其实，呃，人家日文或韩文也稍微歪一点”
“人家也爱玩，可人家没有耽误正经事儿。”
“你刚才人家都点贵哦”
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