家里

• 拼音: jiā li
• 汉字拆解: 家 (home) + 里 (inside) — inside the home

含义

At home; in the house. Indicates the location of being inside one's home.

A locative phrase combining 家 (home) with 里 (inside). Used to describe things happening within the home or people being at home. Very common in daily conversation: 家里有人吗？(Is anyone home?)

例句

1. 妈妈在家里做饭。
2. 家里有三个人。
3. 我今天不想出去，想在家里。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你家里有猫吗？(Do you have a cat at home?)
• 家里很安静。(It's very quiet at home.)

错误说法

• 在家里的里面。(Redundant — 家里 already means 'inside home'; don't add 里面 again)

起源与历史

Compound of 家 (home) and 里 (inside) — literally 'inside the home.' The suffix 里 is commonly added to location nouns in Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal