"keep house" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 操持家務

Definition

指打掃、做飯、整理等管理家庭的日常家務，通常表示以此為主要職責。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏正式或略帶老派，多用於傳統角色或歷史語境，指經營家務，不是持有房產。

Examples

My grandmother used to keep house for her family.

我奶奶以前常常為家裡**操持家務**。

He stays home and keeps house while his wife works.

他在家**操持家務**，而他的妻子去上班。

They hired someone to keep house for them.

他們雇了人來幫他們**操持家務**。

After her injury, it was hard for her to keep house on her own.

受傷後，她很難自己**操持家務**了。

When their kids left for college, she finally stopped keeping house all day.

孩子們上大學後，她終於不用整天**操持家務**了。

"I don't just keep house—I also work full time," she said.

「我不僅要**操持家務**，還全職工作。」她說。