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正在
zhèngzài
1. in the process of (doing something or happening)
2. while (doing)
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
HSK 2 5 丶
在
zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
HSK 1 6 丶

Example Sentences (2)

那个正在说话的女孩儿是谁？
Nà gè zhèngzài shuōhuà de nǚháir shì shéi?
Who is that girl who is talking?
Text 2
正在准备午饭呢！
Zhèngzài zhǔnbèi wǔfàn ne!
I'm preparing lunch!
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
388 of 84,292