Word information
Simplified家伙
Traditional傢伙/家伙
Pinyinjiāhuo
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
家伙
jiāhuo · household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon; variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 家伙
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