zài

be at, in, on; consist in, rest

DEFINITIONS

在 zài
  • (located) at
  • (to be) in
  • to exist
  • in the middle of doing sth
  • (indicating an action in progress)

STROKES

WORDS

xiàn zài now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)
shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
cún zài to exist; to be; existence
乎 zài hu to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
于 zài yú to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
意 zài yì to care about; to mind
nèi zài inner; internal; intrinsic; innate
乎 bù zài hu not to care
场 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene
suǒ zài place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
chǔ zài to be situated at; to find oneself at
zì zai free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease
qián zài hidden; potential; latent
座 zài zuò to be present
内 zài nèi (included) in it; among them
无处不 wú chù bù zài to be everywhere
鼓里 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]; lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
心不焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering
逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal)
世 zài shì to be alive
hé zài where?; what place?
地 suǒ zài dì location; site
高高上 gāo gāo zài shàng set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote
旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
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