当家 (當家)
dāng jiā
Pinyin

Definition

当家 (當家)
 - 
dāng jiā
  1. to manage the household
  2. to be the one in charge of the family
  3. to call the shots
  4. to be in charge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家
jiā
  1. 1 see also: 家伙 jiā huo
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 classifier: 户 hù
  8. 8 classifier: 家 jiā

Idioms (20)

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

Sample Sentences

这不叫贪小便宜，这叫会当家会过日子。
zhè bù jiào tānxiǎopiányi ，zhè jiào huì dāngjiā huì guò rìzi 。
This isn't haggling over little stuff. This is running a household and getting by.
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是 吗？那 你们 家 是 谁 当家？你 妈妈？
shì ma ？nà nǐmen jiā shì shéi dāngjiā ？nǐ ？
Really? So who's in charge of your house? Your mom?
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