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zài

at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

🔤 Pictophonetic: 土 (earth) provides meaning, 才 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 6 strokes Very Common (1%)
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Component Breakdown

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才
cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
土
tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
⿸才土 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5 6

Component Tree i

cái
才
ability, talent, gift; just, only
💡 Ideographic: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent
3 strokes HSK 3
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 在 (185)

zài
在 ↗
HSK 1
(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)
xiànzài
现在 ↗
HSK 1
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays
zhèngzài
正在 ↗
HSK 2
in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing)
shízài
实在 ↗
HSK 4
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
cúnzài
存在 ↗
HSK 5
to exist / to be / existence
zàihu
在乎 ↗
HSK 5
to care about / equivalent of [[在於|在于<zàiyú>]]
zàiyú
在于 ↗
HSK 5
to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
zàiyì
在意 ↗
HSK 6
to care about / to mind
nèizài
内在 ↗
HSK 6
intrinsic / innate
zàiyīqǐ
在一起 ↗
together
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