家常
jiā cháng
Pinyin

Definition

家常
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jiā cháng
  1. the daily life of a family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家
jiā
  1. 1 see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo]
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
企业家
qǐ yè jiā
  1. 1 entrepreneur
作家
zuò jiā
  1. 1 author
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
家伙
jiā huo
  1. 1 variant of 家伙[jiā huo]
冤家
yuān jia
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe
  3. 3 (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
到家
dào jiā
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree
合家
hé jiā
  1. 1 whole family
  2. 2 entire household
咱家
zá jiā
  1. 1 I
  2. 2 me
  3. 3 my
  4. 4 (often used in early vernacular literature)
商家
shāng jiā
  1. 1 merchant
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 enterprise
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
国家
guó jiā
  1. 1 country
  2. 2 nation
  3. 3 state
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
墨家
Mò jiā
  1. 1 Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mò zǐ]
娘家
niáng jia
  1. 1 married woman's parents' home
宜家
Yí jiā
  1. 1 IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
家人
jiā rén
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 (one's) family

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
  1. 1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)

Sample Sentences

主要影响是皖南、沿淮江，特点是农家家常口味，重色、重油、重火候、擅长烧炖，名菜是黄山炖鸡。
zhǔyào yǐngxiǎng shì wǎnnán 、yán huái jiāng ，tèdiǎn shì nóngjiā jiācháng kǒuwèi ，zhòngsè 、zhòng yóu 、zhòng huǒhou 、shàncháng shāodùn ，míngcài shì huángshān dùnjī 。
The main influence is from southern Anhui and from along the Huai river, the specialties are rural homemade flavors, with heavy colors, lots of oil, cooked on a high flame, with a focus on stew, a famous dish is
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嗨，还以为是出柜了呢，太阳底下没有新鲜事儿，如今这社会环境啊，男人出轨，简直就是家常便饭的事儿。
hāi ，hái yǐwéi shì chūguì le ne ，tàiyáng dǐxià méiyǒu xīnxiān shìr ，rújīn zhè shèhuìhuánjìng ā ，nánrén chūguǐ ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì jiāchángbiànfàn de shìr 。
Hey! I thought you were going to say that he'd come out of the closet. There's really nothing new under the sun. Nowadays in this social environment, men cheating is regular fare.
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中国幅员辽阔，每个地方都有自己的家乡菜，但如今，各地家乡菜都成了我们的家常菜，比如川菜粤菜。
Zhōngguó fúyuán liáokuò ，měige dìfang dōu yǒu zìjǐ de jiāxiāng cài ，dàn rújīn ，gèdì jiāxiāng cài dōu chéng le wǒmen de jiāchángcài ，bǐrú Chuāncài yuècāi 。
China is such a vast place, every place has its own local dishes, but nowadays, local dishes from everywhere have become regular dishes in our homes, like Sichuanese dishes and Cantonese food.
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我真想不通，你怎么那么坐得住。我男朋友也是，每次约会，他非要踩着点出门，结果路上一堵车，迟到是家常便饭，我发火了好几次都没用。
wǒ zhēn xiǎngbutōng ，nǐ zěnme nàme zuòdezhù 。wǒ nán péngyou yě shì ，měicì yuēhuì ，tā fēiyào cǎizhediǎn chūmén ，jiéguǒ lùshang yī dǔchē ，chídào shì jiāchángbiànfàn ，wǒ fāhuǒ le hǎojǐcì dōu méiyòng 。
I really can't work out how you can just sit there. My boyfriend is the same, every time we go on a date, he always leaves it until the last minute to leave the house, then he usually gets stuck in a traffic jam, so arriving late has become a daily occurrence, hassling him about it is no use.
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就几个家常菜。随便吃吧！
jiù jǐ ge jiāchángcài 。suíbiàn chī ba ！
Just a few home-style dishes. Dig in!
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车技再好有什么用？如果遇到不懂规则的对手，还是一点办法都没有啊。什么插队啦，转弯不打灯啦，突然来个急刹车啦什么的，这些危险性动作都已经是家常便饭了。
chējì zàihǎo yǒu shénme yòng ？rúguǒ yùdào bù dǒng guīzé de duìshǒu ，háishì yīdiǎnr bànfǎ dōu méiyǒu a 。shénme chāduì la ，zhuǎnwān bù dǎdēng la ，tūrán lái ge jíshāchē la shénme de ，zhèxiē wēixiǎn xìng dòngzuò dōu yǐjīng shì jiāchángbiànfàn le 。
What good does being a good driver do me? If I encounter someone who doesn’t understand the rules, it doesn’t help me at all. Cutting in line, turning without using their turn signal, suddenly slamming on the brakes, and so on; these dangerous things happen all the time.
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那时候真闭塞，现在进出国门简直是家常便饭。好多新移民都是两边跑。
nà shíhou zhēn bìsè ，xiànzài jìnchū guómén jiǎnzhí shì jiāchángbiànfàn 。hǎo duō xīn yímín dōu shì liǎngbiānpǎo 。
At that time it was very closed off, and now going in and out of China is very commonplace. Many new immigrants now go back and forth.
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但是时代不一样了。搜索、引用，这些已经是家常便饭了。不是老有人说"知识共享、开放平台"吗？
dànshì shídài bù yīyàng le 。sōusuǒ 、yǐnyòng ，zhèxiē yǐjīng shì jiāchángbiànfàn le 。bùshì lǎo yǒurén shuō "zhīshi gòngxiǎng 、kāifàng píngtái "ma ？
But times are different now. Searching, quoting-- these days, this stuff is nothing special. Aren't people always saying ``Share knowledge, open up the platforms [for exchange]?"
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