家庭 jiātíng family
family; household
How to remember 家庭: 家 home + 庭 court = family.
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How it is used
- Formal noun for "family" as a household unit or social institution: 家庭教育 (jiātíng jiàoyù) family education, 家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán) family members.
- Contrast with 家人 (jiārén), which refers to the actual people in one's family, and 家 (jiā), the everyday word for both "home" and "family."
- 家庭 doesn't mean "home" as a physical place - 家 covers that sense.
Example sentences
- 我喜欢你的家庭。 Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ de jiātíng.I like your family.
- 多美好的家庭啊！ Duō měihǎo de jiātíng a!What a wonderful family.
- 教育从家庭开始。 Jiàoyù cóng jiātíng kāishǐ.Education begins at home.