当家 (dāng jiā) — to manage a household; to run the home; to have the final say; to be in charge (in a broader context)
Definition
当家 (dāng jiā) literally means 'to run the household' but extends to any setting where one person calls the shots. The 夫 is not part of the word — it is a verb-object phrase, so 当着家 or 当了家 insert 家 as the object.
verb
to manage a householdto run the hometo have the final sayto be in charge (in a broader context)
Examples
- 当家。Tā jié hūn hòu jiù kāi shǐ dāng jiā le.After getting married, she started managing the household.
- 当家，。Zhè ge xiàng mù yóu tā dāng jiā, wǒ men dōu tīng tā de.He's in charge of this project; we all follow his lead.
- ，。Tā dāng le sān nián jiā, bǎ jiā lǐ ān pái dé jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo.He managed the household for three years and kept everything in perfect order.
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