看家

kānjiā

verb #25,402

Meanings

1 to look after the house
2 to mind the house
3 (of skill) one's specialty / best

Characters

to watch over / to guard (1st tone here)

Examples

父母出门了，让我在家看家。

Fùmǔ chūmén le, ràng wǒ zài jiā kānjiā.

My parents went out and had me stay home to look after the house.

这是他的看家本领，没有人能比。

Zhè shì tā de kānjiā běnlǐng, méiyǒu rén néng bǐ.

This is his specialty skill — no one can compare.

Tips

usage

看家 has two meanings: literally 'to watch the home' (e.g. when family goes out), and figuratively 'one's best/signature skill' — as in 看家本领 (kānjiā běnlǐng), one's forte. Context determines meaning.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

家 jiā