在家 zài jiā — to be at home

Meanings

1. 1

   to be at home

   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)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 在

  zài (fourth tone, falling)

  to be at, to be in, to exist, to be present; at, in, on (before a place); (before a verb) the progressive marker

  6 strokes⿸𠂇土Radical 土
• 家

  jiā (first tone, high and level)

  home; family, household; a specialist (as a suffix, e.g. 画家 painter); measure word for shops and businesses

  10 strokes⿱宀豕Radical 宀

Words containing 在

• 在zài (fourth tone, falling)to be at, to be in (a place)
• 现在/現在xiànzài (fourth tone, falling)now, at the moment
• 存在cún (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling)to exist
• 正在zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling)in the middle of doing, currently
• 实在/實在shí (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling)really
• 在于/在於zài (fourth tone, falling) yú (second tone, rising)to be in
• 所在suǒ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling)place
• 在乎zài (fourth tone, falling) hu (neutral tone)determined by
• 在场/在場zài (fourth tone, falling) chǎng (third tone, dipping)to be present
• 不在乎bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) hu (neutral tone)not to care
• 在意zài (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling)to care about
• 处在/處在chǔ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling)to be situated at
• 在内/在內zài (fourth tone, falling) nèi (fourth tone, falling)(included) in it
• 潜在/潛在qián (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling)hidden
• 内在/內在nèi (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)intrinsic
• 自在zì (fourth tone, falling) zai (neutral tone)comfortable; at ease
• 在线/在線zài (fourth tone, falling) xiàn (fourth tone, falling)online

Words containing 家

• 家jiā (first tone, high and level)home, house
• 国家/國家guójiā (second tone, rising)country, nation, state
• 大家dàjiā (fourth tone, falling)everyone, everybody
• 回家huí (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)to return home
• 家庭jiā (first tone, high and level) tíng (second tone, rising)family
• 家里/家裡jiā (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)home
• 专家/專家zhuān (first tone, high and level) jiā (first tone, high and level)expert
• 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
• 家伙/傢伙jiā (first tone, high and level) huo (neutral tone)household dish
• 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
• 家长/家長jiā (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a household
• 家族jiā (first tone, high and level) zú (second tone, rising)family
• 科学家/科學家kē (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)scientist
• 家具jiā (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling)furniture
• 家乡/家鄉jiā (first tone, high and level) xiāng (first tone, high and level)hometown
• 全家quán (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)whole family
• 家属/家屬jiā (first tone, high and level) shǔ (third tone, dipping)family member