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How to Say ‘I rested at home’ in Traditional Chinese

我在家休息

wǒ zài jiā xiū xī

[wo zài jiā xiūxí]

💬 Usage Tip: 在 + place comes before the action, not after like in English. Swap: 我在公司吃飯 "I eat at the office".

Phrase Breakdown

我在家

wǒ zài jiā

I was at home

在家 (zài jiā) means 'at home'.

Example

我今天在家。

I'm at home today.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

在

zài

[zài]

A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.

Example

我在等你。

I am waiting for you.

家

jiā

[jiā]

home; family

Noun meaning one's home or household.

Example

我家很小。

My home is small.

休息

xiū xī

[xiūxí]

to rest; break

To take a break.

Example

我們休息一下吧。

Let's take a short break.

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