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想家
Traditional Chinese
想家
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xiǎng jiā
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
seung2 ga1
Short definition homesick
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions homesickLDC icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: sameldc
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameadso
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: homesick
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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Sentence examples
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他不是( tā bù shì)
(yīn) because of
(wèi) for
想家(xiǎng jiā) homesick
而是(ér shì) rather
因为(yīn wèi) because
没钱(méi qián) not to have money
才回来(cáihuílái)
(dedì) of

He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

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