在
zàiㄗㄞˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TẠI
Traditional: 在
HSK 1HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1
Meaning(preposition, verb, adverb)
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Examples
我在银行工作。
wǒ zài yín háng gōng zuò.
I work at a bank.
妈妈在做饭呢。
mā ma zài zuò fàn ne.
Mom is cooking.
王经理在吗？
wáng jīng lǐ zài ma?
Is Manager Wang in?
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Stroke order
TẠI · 6 strokes
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Related words
- 现在 xiàn zài — now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
- 正在 zhèng zài — just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)
- 实在 shí zài — really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- 存在 cún zài — to exist; to be; existence
- 在乎 zài hu — to care about; equivalent of 在于
- 在意 zài yì — to care about; to mind
- 内在 nèi zài — inner; internal; intrinsic; innate