DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[])Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-27e22ae4002c1428. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
在家 在家 [zai4 jia1] /to be at home/(at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1])/(Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
Reference information
The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.
Character information
View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.
Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.