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在家 (zài jiā): To be at home (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

在家 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyinzài jiā

Meaningto be at home

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

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Syntaxverb

Word在家

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3.

Example Sentences with 在家

tā他

kě可

néng能

zài在

jiā家

。

He might be at home.

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

zài在

jiā家

xiū休

xi息

。

I am resting at home today

wǒ我

nìng宁

yuàn愿

zài在

jiā家

kàn看

shū书

。

I would rather read at home.

wǒ我

de的

qīn亲

rén人

dōu都

zài在

jiā家

xiāng乡

。

tā他

dú独

zì自

zài在

jiā家

gǎn感

dào到

jì寂

mò寞

mèi妹

mèi妹

xǐ喜

huān欢

chàng唱

gē歌

，

tā她

jīng经

cháng常

nǐ你

bú不

qù去

yě也

hǎo好

，

zài在

jiā家

xiū休

xi

tā他

yí一

gè个

rén人

zài在

jiā家

gǎn感

dào到

jì寂

tā他

fā发

shāo烧

le了

，

xū需

yào要

zài在

jiā家

xiū

zài在

jiā家

zú族

zhōng中

，

tā他

de的

bèi辈

fēn分

hěn

All my family members are in my hometown.

。

He feels lonely at home alone.

zài在

jiā家

lǐ里

liàn练

xí习

。

My younger sister likes singing, and she often practices at home.

息

。

It's okay if you don't go, rest at home.

mò

寞

。

He feels lonely at home alone.

休

xī息

。

He has a fever and needs to rest at home.

很

gāo高

。

His generational rank is very high in the family

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 在家.

Words with 在

现在xiàn zàiHSK 1
正在zhèng zàiHSK 2
实在shí zàiHSK 4
在乎zài huHSK 5
在于zài yúHSK 5
在内zài nèiHSK 5
在场zài chǎngHSK 5
在线zài xiànHSK 5

Words with 家

家人jiā rénHSK 1
大家dà jiāHSK 2
国家guó jiāHSK 3
搬家bān jiāHSK 3
画家huà jiāHSK 3
作家zuò jiāHSK 4
家具jiā jùHSK 4
家长

jiā zhǎng

HSK 4