Word information
Simplified冤家
Traditional冤家
Pinyinyuān jia
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Chinese word dictionary
冤家
yuān jia · enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
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大家dàjiā
everyone; influential family; great expert
家jiāhome; 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; CL:個|个[ge4]; used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
搬家bānjiāto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
国家guójiācountry; nation; state; CL:個|个[ge4]
画家huàjiāpainter; CL:個|个[ge4]