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zài
1. (located) at
2. (to be) in
3. to exist
4. in the middle of doing sth
5. (indicating an action in progress)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Example Sentences (10)

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
你在忙什么呢?
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne?
What are you busy with?
Text 4
你好!请问张欢在吗?
Nǐ hǎo! Qǐngwèn Zhāng Huān zài ma?
Hello! May I ask if Zhang Huan is there?
Text 1
喂,你在做什么呢?
Wéi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
Hello, what are you doing?
Text 1
你在忙什么呢?刚才打你的手机你也不接。
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne? Gāngcái dǎ nǐ de shǒujī nǐ yě bù jiē.
What are you doing? I just called your cell phone and you didn't answer.
Text 2
你在这个商店买过东西没有?
Nǐ zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎi guo dōngxi méiyǒu?
Have you ever bought anything at this store?
Text 4
王静,好久不见了!大学毕业后就没联系了,你现在在哪儿工作呢?
Wáng Jìng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn le! dàxué bìyè hòu jiù méi liánxì le, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò ne?
Wang Jing, long time no see! We haven't been in touch since graduating from college. Where are you working now?
Text 3
你在这儿工作多长时间了?
Nǐ zài zhèr gōngzuò duō cháng shíjiān le?
How long have you been working here?
Text 4
你在哪儿工作?
Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?
Where do you work?
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
5
Word Frequency Rank
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