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在
zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 才 provides pronunciation
Words Using 在 (185)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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在
zài
(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)
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在
zài
(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)
现在
xiànzài
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
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现在
xiànzài
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
正在
zhèngzài
in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing)
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正在
zhèngzài
in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing)
实在
shízài
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
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实在
shízài
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
存在
cúnzài
to exist / to be / existence
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存在
cúnzài
to exist / to be / existence
在乎
zàihu
to care about / equivalent of [[在於|在于<zàiyú>]]
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在乎
zàihu
to care about / equivalent of [[在於|在于<zàiyú>]]
在于
zàiyú
to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
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在于
zàiyú
to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
在意
zàiyì
to care about / to mind
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在意
zàiyì
to care about / to mind
内在
nèizài
intrinsic / innate
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内在
nèizài
intrinsic / innate
在一起
zàiyīqǐ
together
在一起
zàiyīqǐ
together
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⿸才土
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cái
才
ability, talent, gift; just, only
💡 Ideographic:
A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
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unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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