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Information of 在

Pinyin zài

Radical

土

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(located) at / in / exist

在 [zài] 1. 存，居：to exist; to live. 2. 存留于某地点：to remain in a certain place. 3. 关于某方面，指出着重点：pertaining to; indicating emphasis. 4. 表示动作的进行：indicating the action is in progress. 5. 介词，表示事情的时间、地点、情形、范围等：a preposition indicating time, place, situation, range, etc. 6. 和“所”连用，表示强调：used with "所" to indicate emphasis. 在 [zài] (noun) 1. 地方;处：place; location. 2. 姓：a surname. 在 [zài] (verb) 本义: 存活着，生存，存在 Basic meaning: to be living; to exist. 1. 同本义: be living; exist. 2. 居于，处于: be at; be on. 3. 在于; 决定于: depend on; rest with; be in. 4. 留在某团体，属于某团体: be a member of an organization; join or belong to an organization. 5. 省视; 观察: inspect. 6. 存问，问候: greet. 7. 到: arrive. 在 [zài] (preposition) 1. 表示动作、情状所涉及的处所、时间、范围等: in; on; at. 2. 从: from. 在 [zài] (adverb) 1. 才;正在: just; be in. 在 [zài] (auxiliary) 1. 用在动词后面表示可能，相当于“得”: used after a verb to express potential, equivalent to "得". 2. 表示一定的语气: indicates a certain tone. 3. 相当于“着”: equivalent to "着". 引用例句: - 在生日(在世时): at the time of their birthday (when alive). - 在河之洲: in the middle of the river. - 他在办公室工作: he works in the office. 例子: - 文件在桌上: the documents are on the table. - 他正在建造: he is in the process of building.

现在 xiàn zài

now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays

存在 cún zài

to exist / to be / existence

坐在 zuò zài

be seated at / sit on...

实在 shí zài

really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality

放在 fàng zài

put (something) in a certain position

不在 bù zài

not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased

正在 zhèng zài

just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)

所在地 suǒ zài dì

location / site

设在 shè zài

located at / set up in a particular location

留在 liú zài

stay in

所在 suǒ zài

place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located

在校 zài xiào

at school

在场 zài chǎng

to be present / to be on the scene

在外 zài wài

outer / excluded

在线 zài xiàn

online

处在 chǔ zài

to be situated at / to find oneself at

旨在 zhǐ zài

to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)

在家 zài jiā

at home

危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis

命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī

to be at death's door (idiom)

近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ

to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

在座 zài zuò

to be present

箭在弦上 jiàn zài xián shàng

The arrow is fitted to the string. / a point of no return / like an arrow on the bowstring / There can be no turning back.

在劫难逃 zài jié nán táo

If you're doomed, there's no escape. / impossible to escape one's doom / There is no escape from one's fate. / What is destined cannot be avoided.

胜券在握 shèng quàn zài wò

Cash Is King（电视剧名） / be sure to win / with victory in hand

志在 zhì zài

aim at

怀恨在心 huái hèn zài xīn

to harbor hard feelings

悠闲自在 yōu xián zì zài

leisure

在所不惜 zài suǒ bù xī

not to hesitate to / will not grudge / regardless of the cost / will never balk at

在押 zài yā

be behind bars / be under detention / be in custody / be in prison