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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

家里 [jiālǐ]
  1. 1. in the family; at home
    家里来了客人。
    There is a guest in my home

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

家里 [jiālǐ]
  1. 1. 家中;家庭内部
    家里正在装修。

Examples

家里都安顿好了吗?
Have you got everything settled at home?
这是大的,家里还有个小蹦豆儿。
This is the older one; there's a little one at home.
要是这样我还不如呆在家里
In that case I might as well stay at home.
那个罪犯在一个远房亲戚家里藏匿了三个星期。
The criminal remained in hiding at a distant relative's place for three weeks.
呆在家里
stay at home
当年家里穷,无力抚养孩子。
In those years we were too poor to bring up our children properly.
我已给家里复了电。
I've already telegraphed my family in reply.
家里只剩下她一个孤寡老婆儿。
The old woman is the only one left in the family.
他哥哥去世后,家里只剩下他孤身一人了。
After the death of his brother, he was the only one left in the family.
这是我们家里事,你管不着!
This is something within the family, and you have no right to interfere.

Word Decomposition


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