"keep house" in Chinese (Simplified)
操持家务
Definition
指打扫、做饭、整理等管理家庭的日常家务，通常表示以此为主要职责。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
偏正式或有点过时，多用于描述传统角色或历史语境。主要指日常家务的管理，不包括拥有房屋的含义。
Examples
My grandmother used to keep house for her family.
我奶奶以前常常为家里**操持家务**。
He stays home and keeps house while his wife works.
他在家**操持家务**，而他的妻子去上班。
They hired someone to keep house for them.
他们雇了人来帮他们**操持家务**。
After her injury, it was hard for her to keep house on her own.
受伤后，她很难自己**操持家务**了。
When their kids left for college, she finally stopped keeping house all day.
孩子们上大学后，她终于不再整天**操持家务**了。
"I don't just keep house—I also work full time," she said.
“我不仅要**操持家务**，还全职工作。”她说。