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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

在家 [zàijiā]
  1. 1. be at home; be in; home
    我们让她在家好好休息。
    We told her to stay home and have a good rest.
    你爸在家吗?
    Is your father in?
  2. 2. have not renounced the family and become a monk or nun
    在家
    layman

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

在家 [zàijiā]
  1. 1. 在家里;也指在工作单位
    他今天不在家,去单位加班了|
    公司只留了一位同志在家
  2. 2. 佛教指过世俗生活。

Examples

成天不在家
be out all the time
上午我去找他,赶巧他不在家
I went to see him this morning, but he happened to be away.
他会在家吗?
Is he likely to be at home?
我找他两次,偏巧都不在家
I called at his house twice, but he happened to be out each time.
我先生不在家
My husband is out.
自从父亲去世后,他一直丁忧在家
He has been keeping vigil beside the coffin since his father's death.
寄宿生的日子很辛苦,没有在家舒服。
Boarders at school live a hard life, much less comfortable than that at home.
我的妻子已经临月,我要在家照顾她。
My wife is due to give birth this month, I must stay home and take care of her.
他不在家,我就在他的录音电话里留了言。
He was out, so I left a message on his answering machine.
文文婚后当了专职太太,在家相夫教子。
Wenwen became a housewife after her marriage and takes care of her husband and children.

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