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family

家人

jiā rén

One or more people related through a family unit.

Standard Mapping

Chinese
家人
Pinyin
jiā rén
Meaning
家庭中的成员
Note
Family-member collective.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use family for 家人 as a person-group semantic unit. Generation remains disabled pending noun-subject and recipient review.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: Mother tell family → 妈妈告诉家人。

Incorrect: Use family for 家庭 when the source means the household institution.

Reason: This mapping specifically represents 家人.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

Mother tell family → 妈妈告诉家人。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

Use family for 家庭 when the source means the household institution.

Reason

This mapping specifically represents 家人.

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