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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

家 [jiā]

1. noun [家庭] family
2. noun [住所] home

他一放假就回家。

As soon as the holiday started he went back home.
3. noun [学派] school of thought
4. noun [指人]

船家

boatman

农家

peasant

专家

expert

歌唱家

singer

画家

painter
5. adjective [饲养的] domestic

家畜

domestic animal
6. adjective [嫡亲的]

家兄

elder brother
7. measure word

一家公司

a company

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

家 [jiā]

1. noun family; household; house

张家和王家

the Zhangs and the Wangs

他全家都是工人。

They're all workers in his family.
2. noun home

上我家去吧。

Come to my place.

不在家

not be in; be out

回家

go back home
3. noun a person or family engaged in a certain trade

船家

one who owns a boat and makes a living as a boatman; boatman
4. noun a specialist in a certain field

科学家

scientist
5. noun a school of thought; school
6. pronoun [Humble] my (used in speaking of relatives older than oneself)

家父

my father
7. adjective domestic; tame

家兔

rabbit
8. noun Family
9. measure word (used for families or business establishments)

一家电影院

a cinema

三家商店

three shops

两家人家

two families

在这个问题上共有三家说法。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

家 [jiā]

1. 名本人和共同生活的眷属的固定住所；住处

对门就是他的家。
2. 名家庭；家族

成家立业

李家祠堂。
3. 名学术上的流派

儒家。
4. 名从事某种社会活动或精通某种知识、技艺，并有一定知名度的人；具有某种特征的人

科学家

画家

阴谋家。
5. 名经营某种行业的人家或具有某种身份的人

农家

东家。
6. 名指下棋、打牌时相对各方中的一方

两家下成和棋

上家

对家。
7. 名指民族

苗家儿女

傣家姑娘。
8. 形经过驯化、培育、饲养的

家禽

家畜

家兔。
9. 名谦词，用于对别人称辈分比自己高或同辈中年纪比自己大的亲属

家父

家兄。
10. 名跟自己有某种关系的人家或个人

亲(ｑìｎɡ)家

冤家。
11. 量用于人家、店铺、工厂等

全村只有五家人家

一家商店

三家工厂。
12. ((BZ1))汉字简化前，"傢"只用于"傢什""傢伙""傢具"三词中。((BZ2))义⑨跟"舍(ｓｈè)"④不同。谦称辈分低于自己或同辈中年纪小于自己的人，用"舍"不用"家"，如"舍妹""舍侄"。它又跟"令2(ｌìｎɡ)"②不同。参见"令2(ｌìｎɡ)"②的提示。

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Examples

她家就在我们家的南头。: She lives in the southern part of our house.
老王是我们家的外亲，和我们家的关系一向不错。: As a maternal relative, Senior Wang has always been on good terms with us.
她过日子勤俭，很会把家◇我们单位全靠他来把家。
他们在新疆安了家。: They settled in Xinjiang.
我们把家安置好了再说。: We'll see about it after we have set up our home.
她家三辈子都当工人。: Hers has been a working-class family for three generations.
这块玉佩是咱们家的传家宝。: This jade pendant is our family heirloom.
照相馆对门是家餐厅。: Opposite the photo studio is a restaurant.
她的兄弟都成了家，分居各地。: All her brothers are married and live in different parts of the country.
他们家父子四人都是教师。: The father and his three sons are all schoolteachers.; 336 more results

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家 vs. 家庭

家 vs. 家庭
jiā vs. jiātíng

Both words mean family and home.
(1) 那原本是一个美满的家庭（家）。

It is not common to find a case like the example above where either word can be used. 家 is colloquial, and 家庭 is more formal.
(2) 他家有一只很可爱的小狗。

家 can also mean “address, residence.”
(3) 他家住在城东。
(4) 她家附近有一个商场。

家 sometimes is used figuratively, e.g. 职工之家 (Workers’ Home, a place for recreational activities). When the address is specifically referred to (as when filling in a form), it is used, such as 家庭地址. There are also some customary collocations, e.g. 家庭关系, 家庭作业, 和睦家庭, etc.

家is also a measure word for household, store, factory, etc. e.g. 一家店铺, 一家工厂, 一家企业, 一家餐馆, 两家人, etc.

家 is also a suffix, meaning “a specialist”, e.g. 作家, 科学家, 画家, 文学家, etc.

这两个词都可以表示以婚姻和血统关系为基础的社会生活单位。
但像上例这种两个词可以通用的情况较少。“家”比较通俗，口语化，“家庭”则较正式，书面化。
“家”还可以表示住址、住地。“家”有时还有比喻的意思，如“职工之家”（文娱活动场所）。当特指地址（如填写表格）时，用“家庭地址”。“家庭”还有些习惯搭配，如“家庭关系”、“家庭作业”、“和睦家庭”等。
“家”也是量词，用于人家、店铺、工厂等，如“一家店铺”、“一家工厂”、“一家企业”、“一家餐馆”、“两家人”等。
“家”也可以是尾词，指从事某种社会活动或精通某种知识技能，并有一定知名度的人。如“作家”、“科学家”、“画家”、“文学家”等。

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