當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ

to be the master of one's own affairs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be the master of one's own affairs
  2. 2. to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
當 dāng
to be; to act as; should
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works
主 zhǔ HSK 3
main; owner; master