在家千日好，出门一时难 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo ， chū mén yī shí nán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. fig. there's no place like home

CHARACTERS

在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
门 mén
HSK 2
gate, door, entrance, opening
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
时 shí
HSK 1
time, season; era, age, period
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable