dāng
jiā
de

common
colloquial
noun

Meaning of 当家的

当家的 means head of the household; person who manages domestic affairs; abbot; head monk of a Buddhist temple. Pronounced dāng jiā de.

  • head of the household; person who manages domestic affairs
  • abbot; head monk of a Buddhist temple
  • husband (used by wife to refer to her own husband)

Definitions & Examples

men
dāng
jiā
de
shì
mǎi
cài
le
 

The person who runs our household went to the market to buy vegetables.

Zài
nóng
cūn
 
dāng
jiā
de
tōng
cháng
dōu
shì
 

In rural areas, the person who manages the household is usually the wife.

shì
men
jiā
dāng
jiā
de
 
qián
dōu
yóu
guǎn
 

She is the head of our household; she manages all the money.

Measure Words

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