家庭 (jiā tíng) — family in Mandarin

jiā tíng
family

🔊 Tap to hear it

#457 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR C1

Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.

Tone breakdown

家庭 is pronounced jiā tíng. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.

jiā
first tone (high & flat, ˉ)
tíng
second tone (rising, ˊ)

In a sentence

Wǒ yǒu yī ge wēnnuǎn de jiātíng.

I have a warm family.

Hear it, then say it right

Reading pinyin only gets you halfway. ToneDeck plays native audio for 家庭 and thousands more words, then scores your pronunciation so your tones land. HSK 1 is free, no install.

Start free

Frequently asked questions

What does 家庭 mean?+

家庭 (jiā tíng) means "family" in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you pronounce 家庭?+

家庭 is pronounced jiā tíng. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 2 (rising). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.

How common is 家庭 in Mandarin?+

家庭 is the #457 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.

Where 家庭 fits

HSK 5 · CEFR C1
See the full HSK 5 vocabulary list

Every HSK 5 word with tone-coloured pinyin and audio.

Words at a similar frequency

Master the tones first

On iPhone, Android and the web

ToneDeck is on the App Store. The trainer works right now.

Download ToneDeck for iPhone or Android today. One account unlocks Pro on both the app and the web. Prefer the browser? The full tone trainer runs at tonedeck.app right now, no install, free to start.

Sign up free and start training

Browse more on the Mandarin vocabulary hub, or read how to learn Mandarin tones.