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书香人家 — “Household of scholarly scent”

书香人家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarly pursuits and intellectual refinement; a family that values education and learning across generations”. Literally, “Household of scholarly scent”.

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书香人家 Pronunciation and Pinyin

书香人家 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
书
shū4book, write, document
香
xiāng9fragrant or delicious
人
rén2human being, person
家
jiā10family home or expert

Example Sentence with 书香人家

她出生在一个书香人家,从小就耳濡目染,对知识充满了渴望
She was born into a scholarly family, immersed in learning from a young age, and developed a strong desire for knowledge.

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Synonyms of 书香人家

  • shū书xiāng香shì世jiā家scholarly family for generations
  • shū书xiāng香mén门hù户scholarly family tradition
  • shī诗lǐ礼rén人jiā家cultured family upholding traditional etiquette

More idioms starting with 书

  • shū书bù不jìn尽yì意writing cannot fully express meaning
  • shū书bù不jìn尽yán言Words cannot fully express meaning
  • shū书bù不shì释shǒu手unable to put a book down
  • shū书jiàn剑piāo飘líng零Wandering far from home with books and sword
  • shū书tóng同wén文,,chē车tóng同guǐ轨unify and standardize systems
  • shū书dāi呆zi子impractical intellectual
  • shū书náng囊wú无dǐ底books and knowledge are inexhaustible
  • shū书shēng声lǎng朗lǎng朗clear and resonant sound of reading
  • shū书shēng声láng琅láng琅sound of reading aloud, clear and resonant
  • shū书fù富wǔ五chē车Extremely learned from extensive reading
  • shū书shēng生zhī之jiàn见impractical scholar's view
  • shū书huà画mǎo卯yǒu酉clock in and out

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Questions about 书香人家

What does 书香人家 mean?

书香人家 (shū xiāng rén jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarly pursuits and intellectual refinement; a family that values education and learning across generations”.

How do you pronounce 书香人家?

书香人家 is pronounced shū xiāng rén jiā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 书香人家 literally mean?

Literally, 书香人家 means “Household of scholarly scent”. It is used to mean “a family with a long-standing tradition of scholarly pursuits and intellectual refinement; a family that values education and learning across generations”.

What is the Chinese definition of 书香人家?

指世代都是读书人的家庭。

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