Chinese word

家里

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā lǐ

Meaning

  • nounhome

Example

晚上我会在家里等你。wǎn shàng wǒ huì zài jiā lǐ děng nǐ

Tonight, I will wait for you at home.

Illustration for 家里 (home)

More examples

放学后他们在家里看书。fàng xué hòu tā men zài jiā lǐ kàn shū

After school, they read at home.

Core concept

A home viewed from within, as the setting for people, waiting, meals, play, or other activities.

Common phrases

  • 在家里休息zài jiā lǐ xiū xī

    rest at home

  • 在家里看书zài jiā lǐ kàn shū

    read at home

Similar words

家jiā: The dwelling that a person regards as home.
房子fáng zi: A house or other structure built for people to live in.
房间fáng jiān: An individual indoor area within a building.

Definition in Chinese

表示人在自己住所的里面或某事发生在自家内部，可作为地点名词或表示存在的状语，用于说明人在家或活动在家中进行。biǎo shì rén zài zì jǐ zhù suǒ de lǐ miàn huò mǒu shì fā shēng zài zì jiā nèi bù kě zuò wéi dì diǎn míng cí huò biǎo shì cún zài de zhuàng yǔ yòng yú shuō míng rén zài jiā huò huó dòng zài jiā zhōng jìn xíng

Word origin

The word is formed from 家 (jiā, "home") and 里 (lǐ, "inside"), so its structure joins a dwelling with the idea of an inner area.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese sentences, a location phrase often comes before the action it frames, unlike the usual English order in phrases such as "wait at home".

Other meanings

  • in the housenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 家里人jiā lǐ rénfamily membernoun

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