在家

zàijiā

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差)

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 verb

Meaning

zàijiā zai4 jia1

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

Example sentences

bàba爸爸chūqù出去le了，dàn但māma妈妈zàijiā在家。

Father is out, but Mother is at home.
bùhǎoyìsi不好意思，wǒ我mǔqīn母亲bù不zàijiā在家。

I'm sorry, my mother's not at home.
bùhǎoyìsi不好意思，wǒ我bàba爸爸bù不zàijiā在家。

I'm sorry, my father is out.
wǒ我érzi儿子bù不zàijiā在家，tā他zài在xuéxiào学校。

My big brother is not at home, he is at school.

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