在家

zài jiā

HSK level: HSK 3.0 · 1

Meaning

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])

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Characters

在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense才土家jiāhouse, home, residence; family宀豕

Examples

我在家。

wǒ zài jiā。

I'm at home.

我刚才在家。

wǒ gāng cái zài jiā。

I was at home.

你在家里吗？

nǐ zài jiā lǐ ma？

Are you at home?