家事

jiāshì

noun #15,180

Meanings

1 family matters; domestic affairs
2 housework

Characters

Examples

家事不要到处说。

Jiāshì búyào dàochù shuō.

Don't go around talking about family matters.

她每天忙着做家事。

Tā měitiān máng zhe zuò jiāshì.

She is busy doing housework every day.

Tips

usage

家事 can mean either 'family affairs/private matters' or 'household chores' depending on context. For specifically housework, 家务 (jiāwù) is more common in mainland China.

Stroke Order

家 jiā

事 shì