competition, equivalent to Come on!, or Go! Go!jiāyóuzhàn 加油站 N gas station, service station
jiā 嘉 ADJ good, fine
jiābīn 嘉宾 N honored guest
jiā 佳 ADJ good, fine, beautiful
jiājié 佳节 N joyous festival
jiāyáo 佳肴 N delicious dish, delicacies
jiā 夹 V pinch, squeeze, wedge between, sandwich ■ 你会不会用筷子夹一个蛋？Nǐ huì bu huì yòng
kuàizi jiā yí ge dàn? Can you use chopsticks to pick up an egg?
jiākè 夹克 N same as 夹克衫 jiākèshān 皮夹克 píjiākè leather jacket
jiākèshān 夹克衫 jacket (件 jiàn)
jiāzá 夹杂 V be mixed up with
jiāzi 夹子 N tongs, clip 衣服夹子 yīfu jiāzi clothes pin
jiā 家 I N 1 family, household ■ 我家有四口人： 父亲、母亲、姐姐和我。Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén:
fùqin, múqin, jiějie hé wǒ. There’re four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and I.
2 home ■ 下课以后我就回家。Xià kè yǐhòu wǒ jiù huíjiā. I go home as soon as school is over. II
MEA-SURE WORD (for families or businesses) 四家人家 sì jiā rénjiā four families / 一家商 店 yì jiā shāngdiàn a
store / 两家工厂 liǎng jiā gōngchǎng two factories III SUFFIX (denoting an accomplished expert) 画家 huàjiā
painter, artist / 科学家 kēxuéjiā scientist
jiācháng 家常 ADJ everyday life, commonplace 谈家常 tán jiācháng have a chitchat / 家常便饭 jiācháng biànfàn
simple, home-cooked meal
jiājù 家具 [modif: 家 home + 具 implements] N furniture (套 tào, 件 jiàn) ■ 他们结婚时买了 一套漂
亮而实用的家具，后来又添了几件小家 具。Tāmen jiéhūn shí mǎile yí tào piàoliang ér shíyòng
de jiājù, hóulái yòu tiānle jǐ jiàn xiǎo jiājù. When they got married, they bought a beautiful and
practical set of household furniture, and later on added several pieces of occasional furniture.
jiāshǔ 家属 N family member, one’s dependent (名 míng)
jiātíng 家庭 [comp: 家 home, family + 庭 courtyard] N family (个 gè) ■ 他的家庭很幸福。Tā de
jiātíng hěn xìngfú. He has a happy family. ■ 中国 人比较重视家庭。Zhōngguórén bǐjiào
zhòngshì jiātíng. The Chinese attach much importance to the family.
NOTE: 家 jiā has more meanings than 家庭 jiātíng. While 家庭 jiātíng means only family, 家 jiā may mean
family, household or home.jiāwù 家务 [modif: 家 family, home + 务 work, duty] N household chores, housework (件 jiàn) ■ 你帮太
太做家务吗？Nǐ bāng tàitai zuò jiāwù ma? Do you help your wife with household chores?
jiāxiāng 家乡 [modif: 家 home + 乡 village] N hometown, home village ■ 这几年家乡发生了 巨大变
化。Zhè jǐ nián, jiāxiāng fāshēngle jùdà biànhuà. In the past few years great changes have taken
place in my hometown.
jiā yù hù xiǎo 家喻户晓 IDIOM be a household name, widely known
jiǎ 假 ADJ false, untrue, fake (ANTONYM 真 zhēn) ■ 他说的这些话都是假的。Tā shuō de zhèxiē huà dōu
shì jiǎ de. All he said was untrue.
jiǎhuà 假话 N lie, falsehood
jiǎhuò 假货 N fake (goods), forgery
jiǎrú 假如 CONJ supposing, if
jiǎshè 假设 V suppose, assume
jiǎshǐ 假使 CONJ if, in case
jiǎtuǐ 假腿 N artificial leg