Lingaku- to be at home
- (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1])
- (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1])
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be at home
- (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business)
- (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun)
This meaning refers to the physical presence of someone in their home or residence.
I am at home today and didn’t go out.
This meaning indicates that a person is present at their workplace, as opposed to being away on a business trip or other official engagements.
The manager is in today, so we need to postpone the meeting.
He is not in today; he is on a business trip.
This meaning refers to someone who chooses to live as a layperson, not taking monastic vows in religions such as Buddhism.
He decided to remain a layman in this life rather than become a monk.
Taoism believes that living as a layperson can also be a form of practice.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zài jiā在家gōng zuò工作to work from homezài jiā在家xiū xi休息to rest at homezài jiā在家xué xí学习to study at homezài jiā在家zhào gu照顾to take care of at homezài jiā在家chī fàn吃饭to have a meal at homezài jiā在家yú lè娱乐to entertain oneself at homezài jiā在家chuàng zuò创作to create at homezài jiā在家dāi待zhāo着to stay at homezài jiā在家jǔ bàn举办jù huì聚会to host a gathering at homezài jiā在家tàn qīn探亲to visit family at homezài在jiā家dù度Guō过jià qī假期to spend holidays at homezài jiā在家jìn xíng进行péi xùn培训to conduct training at homezài jiā在家cān jiā参加huì yì会议to attend a meeting at home