家务 (jiā wù) — housework; household chores
Definition
家务 is the everyday work of running a home — cleaning, cooking, laundry. Unlike 家庭 ('family' as people/relationships) or 家政 (more formal, also 'domestic service as a job'), 家务 focuses on the chores themselves, usually paired with 做.
noun
houseworkhousehold chores
Examples
- 家务。Tā xià bān yǐ hòu zǒng shì xiān zuò jiā wù.He always does housework first after work.
- 家务。Zhōu mò wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ zuò jiā wù.On weekends our whole family does housework together.
- 家务，。Yǒu de jiā wù tā zuò, yǒu de wǒ zuò.Some housework she does, some I do.
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