zài

在

at / in / exist

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 在

现在 xiàn zài now; at present HSK 1
正在 zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place) HSK 1
在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差) HSK 1
实在 shí zài really; actually HSK 2
存在 cún zài to exist; to be HSK 3
在于 zài yú to be in; to lie in HSK 4
在乎 zài hu to care about; equivalent of 在于 HSK 4
不在乎 bù zài hu not to care HSK 4
所在 suǒ zài place; location HSK 5
在场 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
处在 chǔ zài to be situated at; to find oneself at HSK 5
在内 zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5

Examples from your lessons

  • 现在几点? What time is it now? Lesson 3
  • 现在上午九点半。 It is now 9:30 AM. Lesson 3
  • 你好!现在几点? Hi! What time is it? Lesson 3
  • 现在下午两点。 It is 2 PM now. Lesson 3
  • 我是学生,我在学校学习。 I am a student; I study at school. Lesson 5
  • 我是学生。我在学习汉语。 I am a student. I am studying Chinese. Lesson 5

Character facts

Radical
土 soil, earth; items made of earth
Parts
才 + 土
Structure
Surround from upper left
Unicode
U+5728

Pictophonetic: earth