Chinese word

到家

Pronunciation

Pinyindào jiā

Meaning

  • verbget home

Example

我刚到家，正在做饭。wǒ gāng dào jiā zhèng zài zuò fàn

I just got home and am cooking.

Illustration for 到家 (get home)

More examples

他常常很晚才到家。tā cháng cháng hěn wǎn cái dào jiā

He often does not get home until very late.

Core concept

A person crosses from the outside into the place where home life happens.

Common phrases

  • 还没到家hái méi dào jiā

    not home yet

  • 快要到家了kuài yào dào jiā le

    almost home

Similar words

回家huí jiā: Go back to the place where one lives, describing the act of returning home.
回来huí lái: Move back toward the speaker's or listener's location.
回去huí qù: Move back toward a former place or direction.

Definition in Chinese

到达家里，表示人从外面回到住所并处于到达的结果状态。dào dá jiā lǐ biǎo shì rén cóng wài miàn huí dào zhù suǒ bìng chǔ yú dào dá de jié guǒ zhuàng tài

Word origin

到 (dào, "reach") + 家 (jiā, "home") combines arrival with its destination, forming the everyday verb 到家 (dàojiā, "get home").

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb often takes the sentence particle le to mark a newly completed arrival rather than a plan to return.

Opposites

  • 离家lí jiāleave homeverb

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