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

家千日好,出门一时难 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home
家千日好,出門一時難 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home
家靠父母,出外靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
家靠父母,出门靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
家靠父母,出門靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
后 zài hòu behind
後 zài hòu behind
我看 zài wǒ kàn in my opinion; in my view
我看来 zài wǒ kàn lái in my opinion
我看來 zài wǒ kàn lái in my opinion
户外 zài hù wài outdoors
戶外 zài hù wài outdoors
所不计 zài suǒ bù jì irrespective of; to have no concerns whatsoever about
所不計 zài suǒ bù jì irrespective of; to have no concerns whatsoever about
所不辭 zài suǒ bù cí not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to
所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom)
於 zài yú to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
旁 zài páng alongside; nearby
朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
枪口 zài qiāng kǒu at gunpoint
槍口 zài qiāng kǒu at gunpoint
此 zài cǐ hereto; here
此之前 zài cǐ zhī qián before that; beforehand; previously
此之后 zài cǐ zhī hòu after this; afterwards; next
此之後 zài cǐ zhī hòu after this; afterwards; next