live separately; lead a separate household
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to live separately; to lead a separate household
informalTypically refers to adult children moving out from their parents' home to live independently after marriage or upon reaching adulthood.
Ér儿
zi子
jié结
le了
hūn婚
，
hé和
lǎo老
rén人
fēn分
jū居
dān单
guò过
le了
，
zhǐ只
zài在
jié节
jià假
rì日
huí回
lái来
。
After getting married, the son moved out and lives separately from the elderly parents, only coming back during holidays.
Wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
míng明
nián年
mǎi买
fáng房
zi子
，
rán然
hòu后
jiù就
gēn跟
fù父
mǔ母
dān单
guò过
。
We plan to buy a house next year and then start living separately from our parents.
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Xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yī一
gōng工
zuò作
jiù就
xiǎng想
dān单
guò过
，
zhuī追
qiú求
dú独
lì立
de的
shēng生
huó活
kōng空
jiān间
。
Nowadays, many young people want to live separately as soon as they start working, seeking an independent living space.
Xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
chéng成
jiā家
hòu后
，
jiù就
fēn分
kāi开
dān单
guò过
le了
。
After the two brothers got married, they split up and started living in separate households.