Word: 家里 (jiālǐ)

三代同堂的家里总是很热闹。

Sāndàitóngtáng de jiālǐ zǒngshì hěn rènao.

A home with three generations is always lively.

下雨了，他们在家里捉迷藏。

Xiàyǔle, tāmen zài jiālǐ zhuōmícáng.

It's raining, so they're playing hide-and-seek at home.

他不想再对抗家里的安排了。

Tā bùxiǎng zài duìkàng jiālǐ de ānpáile.

He no longer wants to resist his family's arrangements.

他不懂齐家，家里总是很乱。

Tā bù dǒng qíjiā, jiālǐ zǒngshì hěn luàn.

He doesn't know how to run a household, so his home is always a mess.

他从家里拿来了一瓶红酒。

Tā cóng jiālǐ náláile yì píng hóngjiǔ.

He brought a bottle of red wine from home.

他们在家里喝咖啡。

Tāmen zài jiālǐ hē kāfēi.

They drink coffee at home.

他们把孩子独自留在家里。

Tāmen bǎ háizi dúzì liú zài jiālǐ.

They left their children alone at home.

他在家里照顾孩子。

Tā zài jiālǐ zhàogu háizi.

She's at home taking care of the kids.

他家里太穷，十五岁就辍学了。

Tā jiālǐ tài qióng, shíwǔ suì jiù chuòxuéle.

His family was too poor, so he dropped out of school at fifteen.

他常常在家里。

Tā chángcháng zài jiālǐ.

He is often home.

他很少和家里人吃饭。

Tā hěn shǎo hé jiālǐ rén chīfàn.

He rarely eats with his family.

他整天待在家里，一直无所作为。

Tā zhěngtiān dài zài jiālǐ, yìzhí wúsuǒzuòwéi.

He stays home all day and never does anything.

他星期日总是在家里。

Tā xīngqīrì zǒngshì zài jiālǐ.

He's always at home on Sundays.

他是家里的宝贝。

Tā shì jiālǐ de bǎobèi.

He is the baby of the family.

他每个月给家里汇款。

Tā měige yuè gěi jiālǐ huìkuǎn.

He remits money to his family every month.

以前他们家里有两个用人。

Yǐqián tāmen jiālǐ yǒu liǎng gè yòngrén.

They used to have two servants at home.

你今天应该待在家里。

Nǐ jīntiān yīnggāi dài zài jiālǐ.

You should stay at home today.

你们还在家里吗？

Nǐmen hái zài jiālǐ ma?

Are you still at home?

你在家里不说英语。

Nǐ zài jiālǐ bù shuō Yīngyǔ.

You don't speak English in your home.

你在家里吗？

Nǐ zài jiālǐ ma?

Are you at home?

你在自己的家里开心吗？

Nǐ zài zìjǐ de jiālǐ kāixīn ma?

Are you happy at your own home?

你家里养过爬行动物吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ yǎngguo páxíngdòngwù ma?

Have you ever kept a reptile at home?

你家里有书吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu shū ma?

Are there books in your house?

你家里的女生都比你大吗？

Nǐ jiālǐ de nǚshēng dōu bǐ nǐ dà ma?

Are your sisters all older than you?

你家里谁做饭？

Nǐ jiālǐ shéi zuòfàn?

Who does the cooking in your home?

你家里都有谁？

Nǐ jiālǐ dōu yǒu shéi?

Who do you live with?

你应该记下家里每一笔支出。

Nǐ yīnggāi jìxià jiālǐ měi yì bǐ zhīchū.

You should write down every expense in your household.

你放心去吧，家里没有后顾之忧！

Nǐ fàngxīn qù ba, jiālǐ méiyǒu hòugùzhīyōu!

Go ahead, you've got nothing to worry about at home!

你来之前在家里吃饭了吗？

Nǐ lái zhīqián zài jiālǐ chīfànle ma?

Did you eat at home before you came here?

你还在家里吗？

Nǐ hái zài jiālǐ ma?

Are you still at home?

出外一里,不如家里

chūwài yì lǐ,bùrú jiālǐ

one li away from home is still not as good as home

别总是向家里伸手要钱。

Bié zǒngshì xiàng jiālǐ shēnshǒu yàoqián.

Don't always go begging your family for money.

呆在家里多舒服。

Dāi zài jiālǐ duō shūfu.

It's so nice to stay at home.

呆在家里很无聊。

Dāi zài jiālǐ hěn wúliáo.

It's boring to stay at home.

因为下雨，所以我待在家里。

Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ dài zài jiālǐ.

I stayed home because of the rain.

在家里，我们只说法语。

Zài jiālǐ, wǒmen zhǐ shuō Fǎyǔ.

At home, we speak only French.

在家里我们说卡拜尔语。

Zài jiālǐ wǒmen shuō kǎ bài ěr yǔ.

We speak Kabyle at home.

在家里有问题吗？

Zài jiālǐ yǒu wèntí ma?

Are there problems at home?

天气这么好，待在家里太可惜了。

Tiānqì zhème hǎo, dài zài jiālǐ tài kěxīle.

The weather is so nice, it's a shame to stay at home.

奶奶总会在家里备些药。

Nǎinai zǒnghuì zài jiālǐ bèi xiē yào.

Grandma always keeps some medicine at home.

她从不嫌弃家里的旧家具。

Tā cóngbù xiánqì jiālǐ de jiù jiājù.

She never looks down on the old furniture at home.

她从家里跑了出来。

Tā cóng jiālǐ pǎole chūlái.

She's running from home.

她出走后，家里一直很安静。

Tā chūzǒu hòu, jiālǐ yìzhí hěn ānjìng.

Since she left home, the house has been quiet all the time.

她是家里的独生女。

Tā shì jiālǐ de dúshēngnǚ.

She is the only daughter in her family.

她独自留在家里。

Tā dúzì liú zài jiālǐ.

She stayed at home by herself.

妈妈每天待在家里。

Māma měitiān dài zài jiālǐ.

Mother stays at home every day.

嫂子刚生了孩子，家里特别热闹。

Sǎozi gāng shēngle háizi, jiālǐ tèbié rènao.

My sister-in-law just had a baby, so the house is very lively.

家里事，家里了

jiālǐ shì, jiālǐ liǎo

family matters, settled within the family

家里人一起吃了晚饭。

Jiālǐ rén yìqǐ chīle wǎnfàn.

The family ate dinner together.

家里出了变故，他退学了。

Jiālǐ chūle biàngù, tā tuìxuéle.

Misfortune struck his family, so he dropped out of school.

家里应该储备一些药和水。

Jiālǐ yīnggāi chǔbèi yìxiē yào hé shuǐ.

A home should keep a stock of some medicine and water.

家里应该准备一个急救箱。

Jiālǐ yīnggāi zhǔnbèi yí gè jíjiùxiāng.

Every home should keep a first aid kit.

家里应该放一个灭火器。

Jiālǐ yīnggāi fàng yí gè mièhuǒqì.

You should keep a fire extinguisher at home.

家里无贼，贼不来

jiālǐ wú zéi, zéi bù lái

if there is no thief at home, thieves won't come

家里有没有人？

Jiālǐ yǒuméiyǒu rén?

Is anybody home?

家里没床，就凑合睡沙发吧。

Jiālǐ méi chuáng, jiù còuhe shuì shāfā ba.

We don't have a bed at home, so just make do with the sofa.

家里没钱交房租，他很犯愁。

Jiālǐ méi qián jiāo fángzū, tā hěn fànchóu.

He is worried because he has no money for the rent.

家里的事总是牵制着他的工作。

Jiālǐ de shì zǒngshì qiānzhìzhe tā de gōngzuò.

Family matters always hold back his work.

家里的事都得他一个人扛。

Jiālǐ de shì dōu de tā yí gè rén káng.

He has to shoulder all the family's problems by himself.

家里的淋浴水压太小了。

Jiālǐ de línyù shuǐyā tài xiǎole.

The water pressure in our shower at home is too low.

家里的香油用完了吗？

Jiālǐ de xiāngyóu yòng wánle ma?

Have we run out of sesame oil at home?

家里突然发生变故，他只好回国。

Jiālǐ tūrán fāshēng biàngù, tā zhǐhǎo huíguó.

Something unforeseen suddenly happened at home, so he had to return to China.

待在家里别出去！

Dài zài jiālǐ bié chūqù!

Stay home. Don't go outside!

我上个星期天在家里放轻松。

Wǒ shàng ge xīngqītiān zài jiālǐ fàng qīngsōng.

I relaxed at home last Sunday.

我们昨天没有待在家里。

Wǒmen zuótiān méiyǒu dài zài jiālǐ.

We didn't stay home yesterday.

我们本来应该留在家里的。

Wǒmen běnlái yīnggāi liú zài jiālǐ de.

We should've stayed at home.

我会待在家里。

Wǒ huì dài zài jiālǐ.

I'll stay home.

我只是待在家里看电视。

Wǒ zhǐshì dài zài jiālǐ kàn diànshì.

I just stayed at home and watched TV.

我在家里学习。

Wǒ zài jiālǐ xuéxí.

I study at home.

我在家里待着。

Wǒ zài jiālǐ dàizhe.

I'm staying home.

我宁愿你待在家里。

Wǒ nìngyuàn nǐ dài zài jiālǐ.

I'd rather you stayed at home.

我宁愿待在家里。

Wǒ nìngyuàn dài zài jiālǐ.

I would rather stay at home.

我家里没电视。

Wǒ jiālǐ méi diànshì.

I don't have a TV at home.

我家里还有两个水果罐头。

Wǒ jiālǐ háiyǒu liǎng gè shuǐguǒ guàntou.

I still have two tins of fruit at home.

我弟弟放假就宅在家里打游戏。

Wǒ dìdi fàngjià jiù zhái zài jiālǐ dǎyóuxì.

My younger brother hangs around at home playing video games whenever he's on holiday.

我待在了家里。

Wǒ dài zài le jiālǐ.

I stayed at home.

我得留在家里。

Wǒ děi liú zài jiālǐ.

I had to stay at home.

我想她不会在家里。

Wǒ xiǎng tā búhuì zài jiālǐ.

I do not think that she is at home.

我想待在家里。

Wǒ xiǎng dài zài jiālǐ.

I want to stay home.

我想把家里的灯自动化。

Wǒ xiǎng bǎ jiālǐ de dēng zìdònghuà.

I want to automate the lights in my home.

我打算明天在家里待一天。

Wǒ dǎsuàn míngtiān zài jiālǐ dài yì tiān.

I plan to stay at home all day tomorrow.

我把雨伞忘在家里了。

Wǒ bǎ yǔsǎn wàng zài jiālǐ le.

I left my umbrella at home.

我是家里最小的晚辈。

Wǒ shì jiālǐ zuì xiǎo de wǎnbèi.

I am the youngest of the younger generation in my family.

我每个月都记录家里的收支。

Wǒ měige yuè dōu jìlù jiālǐ de shōuzhī.

Every month I record my household's income and expenditure.

我没去，但我留在家里。

Wǒ méi qù, dàn wǒ liú zài jiālǐ.

I didn't go, but stayed at home.

我的球拍忘在家里了！

Wǒ de qiúpāi wàng zài jiālǐ le!

I left my racket at home!

抱歉，我把作业落在家里了。

Bàoqiàn, wǒ bǎ zuòyè luò zài jiālǐ le.

I'm sorry, I left my homework at home.

早上出门前，家里总是一片忙乱。

Zǎoshang chū ménqián, jiālǐ zǒngshì yípiàn mángluàn.

Before leaving in the morning, the house is always in a rushed muddle.

明天我会呆在家里。

Míngtiān wǒ huì dāi zài jiālǐ.

I'll stay at home tomorrow.

星期天我通常待在家里。

Xīngqītiān wǒ tōngcháng dài zài jiālǐ.

Normally, I stay at home on Sundays.

昨天太冷了，我只好待在家里。

Zuótiān tài lěngle, wǒ zhǐhǎo dài zài jiālǐ.

It was so cold yesterday that I stayed home.

暴风雨中，家里突然断电了。

Bàofēngyǔ zhōng, jiālǐ tūrán duàndiàn le.

During the storm, the power suddenly went out at home.

有客人来访，家里得打扫。

Yǒu kèrén láifǎng, jiālǐ de dǎsǎo.

We have guests coming, so the house needs cleaning.

朱元璋小时候家里很穷。

Zhū Yuánzhāng xiǎoshíhou jiālǐ hěn qióng.

Zhu Yuanzhang's family was very poor when he was a child.

猫在家里等你。

Māo zài jiālǐ děng nǐ.

The cat is waiting for you at home.

白族人喜欢在家里种花。

Báizú rén xǐhuan zài jiālǐ zhònghuā.

The Bai people like to grow flowers at home.

肥猪往屠夫家里跑,送上门来的货

féi zhū wǎng túfū jiālǐ pǎo,sòngshàngmén lái de huò

a fat pig runs to the butcher's house: goods delivered to the door

被困在家里时，怎么自救？

Bèikùn zài jiālǐ shí, zěnme zìjiù?

How do you save yourself when you're trapped at home?

警察在他家里找到了藏匿的钱。

Jǐngchá zài tā jiālǐ zhǎodàole cángnì de qián.

The police found the concealed money in his home.

过年了，家里一片欢乐。

Guònián le, jiālǐ yípiàn huānlè.

It's the New Year, and the house is full of merriment.