在
zài
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
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Characters
Examples
你在吗？
Nǐ zài ma?
Are you there?
她在哭。
Tā zài kū.
She was crying.
狗在叫。
Gǒu zài jiào.
The dog is barking.
Words with this character
现在 xiàn zài now正在 zhèng zài to be in the process of存在 cún zài to exist实在 shí zài really在于 zài yú to rest with在家 zài jiā to be at home所在 suǒ zài place在乎 zài hu to rest with在场 zài chǎng to be present不在乎 bù zài hu not to care在意 zài yì to care about处在 chǔ zài to be situated at在内 zài nèi in it潜在 qián zài hidden内在 nèi zài inner自在 zì zai comfortable在线 zài xiàn online好在 hǎo zài luckily旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose在职 zài zhí to be employed自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy不在 bù zài not to be present在一起 zài yī qǐ together