在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ ， chū wài kào péng you

rely on parents at home, friends outside

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
靠 kào HSK 5
to depend on; to lean against or on; to come near to
父 fù HSK 4
father
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
靠 kào HSK 5
to depend on; to lean against or on; to come near to
朋 péng HSK 1
friend
友 you HSK 1
friend