zài

(located) at; (to be) in

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 6th character
Radical ⼟ (32.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 388

Definitions

在 zài
  1. 1. (located) at
  2. 2. (to be) in
  3. 3. (indicating an action in progress)
  4. 4. in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5. to exist

Stroke order

在 stroke order diagram
在 stroke order animation

Words containing 在

Word Meaning
fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
to have a prior engagement
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
Nothing comes for free.
not in the least concerned (idiom); couldn't care less
potential; hidden; latent
latent hazard
latent hazard
potential threat; potential menace
potential threat; potential menace
potential vector
potential vector
omnipresent
to be everywhere
fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
alone in a foreign land; lonely abroad
alone in a strange land; lonely abroad
gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
now; at present; at the moment