在家

zài jiā

Common

Definitions

1. to be at home
2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chū chāi])
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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她 在家 伺候生病的婆婆。

She attends to her sick mother-in-law at home.

一个人 在家 很无聊。

Staying home alone is boring.

医生建议他 在家 休养一个月。

The doctor advised him to recuperate at home for a month.

我妈妈每天 在家 做饭。

My mother cooks at home every day.

在家 嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275197)

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Words Containing 在家

• 在家千日好，出门一时难 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，出外靠朋友 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)
• 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 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

• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 家 家 jiā: home