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在家

zài jiā · zai jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to be at home
  2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chūchāi))
  3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chūjiā))
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Are you home?

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)，亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在家(zàijiā)吗(ma)？

    Hello, Liangliang, are you home?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)，怎么了(zěnmele)？

    I'm home. What's up?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)家(jiā)门口(ménkǒu)，按(àn)门铃(ménlíng)没人(méirén)开(kāi)。

    I'm at your door. I rang the bell but nobody came.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在家(zàijiā)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)戴(dài)着(zhe)耳机(ěrjī)。

    I am home, but I was wearing headphones.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)没(méi)听到(tīngdào)门铃(ménlíng)吗(ma)？

    You didn't hear the doorbell?

  6. Liangliang

    听到(tīngdào)了(le)，我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)做梦(zuòmèng)。

    I did. I thought it was in my dream.

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2 examples
01

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，他(tā)不(bú)在(zài)家(jiā)，他(tā)昨(zuó)天(tiān)去(qù)马(mǎ)德(dé)里(lǐ)了(le)。

I am sorry, he is not at home, he left for Madrid yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)待(dāi)在(zài)家(jiā)。

If it rains tomorrow, I'll just stay at home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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在
zài

at; in; to be (located) at; (marks an action in progress)

家
jiā

home; family

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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