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

行 zài háng to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession
线 zài xiàn online
自由自 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
编 zài biān to be on the regular payroll; to be on the permanent staff
咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ to be almost within reach; to be close at hand
握 zài wò (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp
wài zài external; extrinsic
理 zài lǐ reasonable; sensible
眼前 jìn zài yǎn qián right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
职 zài zhí to be employed; to be in post; on-the-job
所难免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom)
眉睫 pò zài méi jié pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
无所不 wú suǒ bù zài omnipresent
hǎo zài luckily; fortunately
眼里 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
话下 bù zài huà xià to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch
历历目 lì lì zài mù vivid in one's mind (idiom)
zhǐ zài to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth)
满不乎 mǎn bù zài hu not in the least concerned (idiom); reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn't care less; harum scarum
逍遥自 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large
下 zài xià under; myself (humble)
即 zài jí near at hand; imminent; within sight
野 zài yě to be out of (political) office; to be out of power
有约先 yǒu yuē zài xiān to have a prior engagement
先 zài xiān to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly