Word

籍贯 (jí guàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 籍贯

名 míng noun

native place, ancestral home

我的籍贯是北京，但我在上海出生。

wǒ de jí guàn shì Běi jīng dàn wǒ zài Shàng hǎi chū shēng

My native place is Beijing, but I was born in Shanghai.

Word breakdown

籍 jí — register, records (of family origin)

1 国籍 guó jí — nationality HSK 4
- 国 country, nation
- 籍 registration, membership status
Example

她申请了中国国籍。

tā shēn qǐng le Zhōng guó guó jí

She applied for Chinese nationality.
2 书籍 shū jí — books HSK 6
- 书 book, writing
- 籍 records, registry (adds formality)
Example

图书馆里有很多书籍。

tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū jí

The library has many books.
3 古籍 gǔ jí — ancient books HSK 7
- 古 ancient, old
- 籍 books, records
Example

图书馆收藏了很多古籍。

tú shū guǎn shōu cáng le hěn duō gǔ jí

The library has many ancient books in its collection.
4 外籍 wài jí — foreign nationality HSK 7
- 外 foreign, outside
- 籍 nationality, citizenship
Example

这所学校有很多外籍教师。

zhè suǒ xué xiào yǒu hěn duō wài jí jiào shī

This school has many foreign teachers.
5 祖籍 zǔ jí — ancestral home HSK 7
- 祖 ancestor, ancestral
- 籍 native place, place of registration
Example

虽然她在北京出生，但祖籍是广东。

suī rán tā zài Běi jīng chū shēng dàn zǔ jí shì Guǎng dōng

Although she was born in Beijing, her ancestral home is Guangdong.

贯 guàn — ancestral home, native place

1 一贯 yí guàn — consistent HSK 6
- 一 one, unity, uniform
- 贯 to penetrate through, continuous
Example

他一贯的态度让人印象深刻。

tā yí guàn de tài du ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè

His consistent attitude impresses people.
2 贯彻 guàn chè — implement thoroughly HSK 7
- 贯 thoroughly; through (emphasizes continuous implementation)
- 彻 thorough; complete (emphasizes completeness of implementation)
Example

公司要贯彻新的管理制度。

gōng sī yào guàn chè xīn de guǎn lǐ zhì dù

The company needs to implement the new management system.
3 贯穿 guàn chuān — to run through, to penetrate, to permeate HSK 7
- 贯 to pass through continuously, to thread through
- 穿 to pierce through, to penetrate from one side to another
Example

这个主题贯穿整本书。

zhè ge zhǔ tí guàn chuān zhěng běn shū

This theme runs through the entire book.
4 贯通 guàn tōng — to link up; to connect through; to master thoroughly HSK 7
- 贯 to pass through; to penetrate
- 通 to connect; to go through
Example

这条隧道贯通了两座城市。

zhè tiáo suì dào guàn tōng le liǎng zuò chéng shì

This tunnel links up two cities.
5 连贯 lián guàn — coherent HSK 7
- 连 connect, link together
- 贯 thread through, run consistently
Example

这篇文章写得很连贯，逻辑清晰。

zhè piān wén zhāng xiě de hěn lián guàn luó jí qīng xī

This article is written very coherently, with clear logic.