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小家
xiǎojiā
Description
"小家"常常用来说小的家庭或者不太富有的家。
"小家" is often used to refer to a small family or a less wealthy household.
这个词很多时候出现在"小家碧玉"这样的说法里，指普通人家的女孩子。
This word often appears in phrases like "小家碧玉," referring to a girl from an ordinary family.
Meanings
小家xiǎojiā
a small or ordinary household
他们只是一个普通的小家。
They are just an ordinary small family.
小家xiǎojiā
one's own small family or home
我喜欢我们温暖的小家。
I like our warm little home.
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Notes
- Etymology
小 (small) + 家 (home/family), a common noun compound.
- Nuance
often warm or humble in tone, contrasting with 大家 (everyone/great family).
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