看家

kānjiā

verb #25,402

Meanings

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

Characters

to watch over; to guard

Examples

HSK 3

父母出门了，让我在家看家。

Fùmǔ chūmén le, ràng wǒ zàijiā kānjiā.

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

HSK 3

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 (one's forte). Context determines meaning.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

家 jiā