齐家

齊家
qíjiā
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to put one's household in order
  2. 2 to manage one's family well

Examples

HSK 6
Yí ge rén yào xiān xuéhuì qíjiā, cái néng zuòhǎo gèng dà de shì.
One must first learn to keep one's family in order before doing bigger things.
HSK 6
《 Dàxué 》 tíchū xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píng tiānxià.
The Great Learning sets out cultivating oneself, ordering the family, governing the state and bringing peace to the world.

Tips

history
From the Confucian classic 《大学》 "The Great Learning": 欲齐其家者,先修其身 "whoever would order his family must first cultivate himself". 齐 means "to put in order" here, not "even" or "together".

Stroke Order

齐 qí
家 jiā