No. 723 in Chinese
家人
Family members.
In a sentence
我爱我的家人。
I love my family members.
In this sentence, '家人' refers to one's family members collectively as a group of people related by kinship.
家人一起吃晚饭是我们的传统。
Having dinner together as a family is our tradition.
Here, '家人' is used to imply the collective noun that includes everyone in the family sharing an activity.
她的家人都住在国外。
Her family members all live abroad.
In this context, '家人' specifies individuals in her family who are geographically located elsewhere.
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