在 zài

be at, in, on; consist in, rest

HSK 1 #6

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

在 stroke order diagram
在 stroke order animation

WORDS

现在 xiàn zài
HSK 1
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
正在 zhèng zài
HSK 2
just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)
实在 shí zài
HSK 4
really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
存在 cún zài
HSK 5
to exist; to be; existence
在乎 zài hu
HSK 5
to care about; equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]
在于 zài yú
HSK 5
to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
在意 zài yì
HSK 6
to care about; to mind
内在 nèi zài
HSK 6
inner; internal; intrinsic; innate
不在乎 bù zài hu not to care
在场 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene
所在 suǒ zài place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
处在 chǔ zài to be situated at; to find oneself at
自在 zì zai free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease
潜在 qián zài hidden; potential; latent
在座 zài zuò to be present
在内 zài nèi (included) in it; among them
无处不在 wú chù bù zài to be everywhere
蒙在鼓里 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
心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering
在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal)
在世 zài shì to be alive
何在 hé zài where?; what place?
所在地 suǒ zài dì location; site
高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality; aloof and remote
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
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