家常

jiācháng
the daily life of a family

CEDICT

  1. daily trivial affairs within a family
  2. small talk; chit-chat

Wiktionary

  1. 家中日常的事務。
  2. 尋常。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=1 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
2 常 cháng
  1. always
  2. ever
  3. often
  4. frequently
  5. common
  6. general
  7. constant

Containing this entry

家常便飯 jiāchángbiànfàn
  1. simple home-style meal
  2. common occurrence
  3. nothing out of the ordinary
家常菜 jiāchángcài home cooking
家常豆腐 jiāchángdòufu home-style tofu
扯家常 chějiācháng
  1. to engage in small talk
  2. to chit chat
拉家常 lājiācháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
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