当家

當家
dāngjiā
verb #23,004

Meanings

  1. 1 to manage the household
  2. 2 to be in charge
  3. 3 to call the shots
  4. 4 to run things

Examples

Tā yīgè rén dāngjiā, bǎ jiālǐ dǎlǐ de jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo.
She runs the household single-handedly and keeps everything in order.
Zài zhège gōngsī, shì tā shuō le suàn, tā cái shì zhēnzhèng dāngjiā de rén.
In this company, what he says goes — he is the one really in charge.

Tips

usage
当家 literally means to 'be the family head.' It extends to any context of being in charge — a business, a group, or a country. The proverb 不当不知 (you don't know the price of rice until you run the household) captures its essence.

Stroke Order

dāng
jiā