How to Say ‘Work from home’ in Simplified Chinese
在家工作
zài jiā gōng zuò
[zài jyah gong-dzwor]
💬 Usage Tip: Where something happens goes before the action, with 在 + place + verb. Compare 在公司工作 "work at the office".
Phrase Breakdown
在
zài
[zài]
at; in
Indicates location or place.
他在学校学习。
He studies at school.
家
jiā
[jyah]
home; family home
Refers to one's home or the inside of the home.
在家里练习自我介绍也很重要。
Practicing self-introduction at home is also very important.
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwor]
work; job; to work
Can be a noun meaning 'job/work' or a verb meaning 'to work.'
我希望以后有机会一起工作。
I hope we will have the opportunity to work together in the future.
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