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在家工作
zàijiā gōngzuò
Main
English Definitionto work from home; to work at home
Simplified Script在家工作
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzàijiā gōngzuò
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zoi6gaa1 gung1zok3
Word Decomposition
在家zàijiāto 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)
工作gōngzuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task

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Words With Same Head Word    
在家自学zàijiā zìxuéhomeschooling
在家千日好,
出门一时难
zàijiā qiān rì hǎo ,
chūmén yīshí nán
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母,
出外靠朋友
zàijiā kào fùmǔ ,
chūwài kào péngyou
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,
出门靠朋友
zàijiā kào fùmǔ ,
chūmén kào péngyou
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
Words With Same Tail Word    
日常工作rìcháng gōngzuòroutine
做工作zuò gōngzuòto do one's work; to work on somebody; to try to persuade somebody
社会工作shèhuì gōngzuòsocial work
公安工作gōng'ān gōngzuòpublic security work
性工作xìng gōngzuòemployment as sex worker; prostitution
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