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
present participle (in English grammar)
present participle (in English grammar)
present tense
present tense
Today is the key to the past.
Today is the key to the past.
life depends on exercise
life depends on exercise; stay active to live
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
until now; right up to the present; even now
until now; right up to the present; even now
(in the expression kàn zài…的份上) for the sake of ...
to take it all in; to observe
to take it all in; to observe
fig. completely in the dark
the rich are favored, the poor are ignored
people respect the rich, ignore the poor
Nothing comes for free.
America Online (AOL)
America Online (AOL)
justice is to be found everywhere (idiom)
justice is to be found everywhere (idiom)
calm; unperturbed
old but still full of ambition