Definition
居家 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to stay at home' or 'to manage a household'. It is commonly used in modern Chinese for situations like working from home (居家办公) or home quarantine (居家隔离). The verb-object structure means it can be split — e.g., 居了几天家 ('stayed at home for a few days') — though in everyday use it often stays as a single unit.
v.o.
to stay at hometo be at hometo keep house
Examples
- 居家。Zuìjìn hěnduō gōngsī dōu ràng yuángōng jū jiā bàngōng.Recently, many companies have let employees work from home.
- ，。Wǒ jū le jǐ tiān jiā, gǎnjué tèbié fàngsōng.I stayed at home for a few days and felt very relaxed.
- 居家，。Tā xǐhuan jū jiā shēnghuó, bù xǐhuan chūmén.She likes home life and doesn't like going out.
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