在家

zài jiā

Dictionary entry

to be at home

What does 在家 mean?

在家 (zài jiā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be at home

2(at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1])

3(Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])

Character breakdown

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在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

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在家

zài jiā

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