家事

jiāshì

noun #15,180

Meanings

1 family matters; domestic affairs
2 housework

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

她每天忙着做家事。

Tā měitiān máng zhe zuò jiāshì.

She is busy doing housework every day.

HSK 3

家事不要到处说。

Jiāshì búyào dàochù shuō.

Don't go around talking about family matters.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

家 jiā

事 shì