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在家

zài jiā · zai jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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to be at home
(at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chūchāi))
(Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chūjiā))

2 examples

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，他(tā)不(bú)在(zài)家(jiā)，他(tā)昨(zuó)天(tiān)去(qù)马(mǎ)德(dé)里(lǐ)了(le)。

I am sorry, he is not at home, he left for Madrid yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

如(rú)果(guǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)待(dāi)在(zài)家(jiā)。

If it rains tomorrow, I'll just stay at home.

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to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at

home; family

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