xiǎng jiā
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Chinese dictionary
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  • v.be homesick; be nostalgic

    • wǒ tè bié xiǎng jiā

      特别想家

      I'm terribly homesick.

    • tā gāng dào rì běn shí yǒu shí huì xiǎng jiā

      日本有时想家

      She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.

    • tā gāng qù guó wài shí fēi cháng xiǎng jiā

      国外非常想家

      He was very homesick when he first went abroad.

    • tā kāi shǐ yǒu diǎn xiǎng jiā

      开始有点想家

      She was beginning to get a bit homesick.

Word usage

  • "想" and "家" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 在外工作这么

      Have you ever felt homesick since you have been working for so long away from home?