在
家

To be at home in Chinese: 在家 (zài jiā)

zài jiā

to be at home

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be at home
  2. 2(at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差)
  3. 3(Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家)

Stroke order

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在
家

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ㄗㄞˋ

zài

ㄗ/ zㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我妈妈现在在家。

    wǒ mā ma xiàn zài zài jiā。

    My mom is at home now.

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Related words

家

jiā

home

在

zài

to exist

现在

xiàn zài

now

大家

dà jiā

everyone

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

国家

guó jiā

country

家具

jiā jù

furniture

实在

shí zài

really

存在

cún zài

to exist

家庭

jiā tíng

family

家务

jiā wù

household duties

家乡

jiā xiāng

hometown

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