manage a household; keep house
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to manage a household; to keep house
Often used with adjectives like 勤俭 (industrious and thrifty) to describe the manner of household management. Implies responsibility for household finances and daily affairs.
Tā她
qín勤
jiǎn俭
chí持
jiā家
，
bǎ把
jiā家
lǐ里
dǎ打
lǐ理
de得
jǐng井
jǐng井
yǒu有
tiáo条
。
She manages the household industriously and thriftily, keeping everything in perfect order.
Tā他
chí持
jiā家
yǒu有
dào道
，
měi每
yuè月
dōu都
néng能
cún存
xià下
yī一
bǐ笔
qián钱
。
He knows how to manage a household well, saving a sum of money every month.
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Chí持
jiā家
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
nǚ女
rén人
de的
zé责
rèn任
，
nán男
rén人
yě也
yīng应
gāi该
cān参
yù与
。
Managing the household is not only the woman's responsibility; men should also participate.
Pó婆
po婆
kuā夸
xīn新
xí媳
fu妇
hěn很
huì会
chí持
jiā家
。
The mother-in-law praised the new daughter-in-law for being very good at managing the household.