家人 (jiārén) means Household (family members). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他对 家人 很体贴。
Tā duì jiārén hěn tǐtiē.
He is very considerate toward his family.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 体贴
这 家人 一直很和睦。
Zhè jiā rén yìzhí hěn hémù.
This family has always got on harmoniously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 和睦
全 家人 都指望着他。
Quánjiā rén dōu zhǐwàngzhe tā.
The whole family depends on him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指望
他给亲爱的 家人 写信。
Tā gěi qīn'ài de jiārén xiě xìn.
He wrote to his beloved family.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 亲爱
请代我问候你的 家人 。
Qǐng dài wǒ wènhòu nǐ de jiārén.
Please give my regards to your family.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 问候
他很思念远方的 家人 。
Tā hěn sīniàn yuǎnfāng de jiārén.
He misses his family far away.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思念
他心甘情愿为 家人 付出。
Tā xīngānqíngyuàn wèi jiārén fùchū.
He gives to his family entirely willingly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 心甘情愿
他想给 家人 一个体面的生活。
Tā xiǎng gěi jiārén yí ge tǐmiàn de shēnghuó.
He wants to give his family a decent life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 体面
一 家人 团聚，尽享天伦之乐。
Yìjiā rén tuánjù, jìn xiǎng tiānlúnzhīlè.
The family gathered and enjoyed their time together to the full.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 天伦之乐
分别多年，一 家人 终于团圆了。
Fēnbié duō nián, yìjiā rén zhōngyú tuányuán le.
After years apart the family was reunited at last.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 团圆
他不顾 家人 反对，去了那座城市。
Tā búgù jiārén fǎnduì, qù le nà zuò chéngshì.
He went to that city despite his family's objections.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不顾
两 家人 的恩怨已经过去很多年了。
Liǎng jiā rén de ēnyuàn yǐjīng guòqù hěn duō nián le.
The grudges between the two families are many years in the past.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恩怨
一 家人 围在一起涮火锅特别热闹。
Yìjiā rén wéi zài yìqǐ shuànhuǒguō tèbié rènao.
The whole family gathered round the hotpot, which was great fun.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 涮火锅
听到这个消息，全 家人 都陷入了悲哀。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, quánjiārén dōu xiànrù le bēi'āi.
On hearing the news the whole family sank into grief.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悲哀
为了这块地，两 家人 打官司打了三年。
Wèile zhè kuài dì, liǎng jiā rén dǎ guānsi dǎ le sān nián.
The two families went to law over this plot of land for three years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打官司
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From the graded readers
奶奶笑着说：“那就是一 家人 。”
nǎinai xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō:" nà / nèi jiùshì yī jiārén."
My grandmother smiled and said, "Then we're all together."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
Questions about 家人
How is 家人 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 家人 (jiārén, "Household (family members)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
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The dictionary page for 家人 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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