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世家

aristocratic family

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shi4jia1 • shìjiā

Meaning

Primary

aristocratic family

Alternatives

prominent family, noble family

Mnemonic

An 世家 aristocratic family lives in the same aristocratic 家 house for many 世 generations.

Usage

世家 子弟

descendants of an aristocratic family

他 世家 出身。

He comes from an aristocratic family.