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在
zài
1.
(located) at
2.
(to be) in
3.
to exist
4.
in the middle of doing sth
5.
(indicating an action in progress)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不在
bùzài
not to be present
何在
hézài
where?
内在
nèizài
intrinsic
同在
tóngzài
to be with
在下
zàixià
under
在世
zàishì
to be alive
在乎
zàihu
to care about
在位
zàiwèi
on the throne
在先
zàixiān
to come first
在内
zàinèi
including
在前
zàiqián
ahead
在即
zàijí
near at hand
在地
zàidì
local
在场
zàichǎng
to be present
在外
zàiwài
outer
在座
zàizuò
to be present
在后
zàihòu
behind
在意
zàiyì
to care about
在握
zàiwò
(fig.) to hold in one's hands
在教
zàijiào
to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)
Example Sentences (10)
现在网上购物变得越来越流行了，年轻人尤其喜欢在网上买东西。
Xiànzài wǎngshàng gòuwù biàn de yuè lái yuè liúxíng le, niánqīngrén yóuqí xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxi.
Nowadays, online shopping has become more and more popular, and young people especially like to buy things online.
Text 5
茶在中国有几千年的历史，是中国最常见的饮料。
Chá zài Zhōngguó yǒu jǐ qiān nián de lìshǐ, shì Zhōngguó zuì chángjiàn de yǐnliào.
Tea has a history of several thousand years in China, and is China's most common beverage.
Text 5
这种巧克力味道不错，你在哪儿买的？
Zhè zhǒng qiǎokèlì wèidào búcuò, nǐ zài nǎr mǎi de?
This kind of chocolate tastes good. Where did you buy it?
Text 1
第一印象就是在第一次见面时给别人留下的印象。
Dì yī yìnxiàng jiùshì zài dì yī cì jiànmiàn shí gěi biérén liú xià de yìnxiàng.
The first impression is the impression left on others when you first meet.
Text 5
我不喜欢一直住在一个城市，想去其他城市看一看。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan yìzhí zhù zài yí gè chéngshì, xiǎng qù qítā chéngshì kàn yí kàn.
I don't like living in one city all the time; I want to go see other cities.
Text 1
你吃过水果饭吗？你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗？你想学着做水果饭吗？
Nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 5
- Word Frequency Rank
- 8 of 84,292