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在家

zài jiā
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be at home
  2. 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chū chāi])
  3. 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chū jiā])

Example Sentences

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在家 嗎？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275197)
我 在家 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 336238)
他 在家 裡。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 816870)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 在家

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Child Words of 在家

家
jiā

home

在
zài

to exist; to be alive