在家
zàijiāTraditional: 在家
Translation
at home, to be at home
Word origin
A compound of 在 (zài, to be located at) and 家 (jiā, home), literally located at home, hence at home or to be at home.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 在 (zài, located at) + 家 (jiā, home)
Stroke order
在
家
Examples
。
I am at home today.
。
He is not at home.
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At the weekend I like to rest at home.
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Mum is cooking at home.
雨。
On rainy days we read at home.
在家 (zài jiā) means at home, to be at home. It is a verb phrase describing being present in one's home.
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Grammar articles
(6)Mandarin Aspect Markers: 了, 在/正在, 过 - the System That Replaces Tense
Mandarin Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
Mandarin Co-verbs: 从, 到, 在, 用, 坐, 给 - the Prepositions That Look Like Verbs
Mandarin Location and Existence: 在 for Where, 有 for There Is, and the 上/下/里/外 Position Words
Serial Verb Constructions in Mandarin: 我去商店买东西 and Stacking Verbs in Sequence
Mandarin Word Order: SVO, Topic-Comment, and the 把 Construction That Reorders Everything
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