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家世

jiā shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

家世 (jiā shì) means "family background". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 家世 means

1. family background

The characters in 家世

• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Sounds the same

Read jiā shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家事family matters; domestic affairs; housework
• 加试to add material to an exam; supplementary exam
• 家室wife; family; (literary) residence

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiā shì correctly.
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