HSK 1 vocabulary › 在
在
在 in English: to exist; to be alive
zài
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
How to pronounce 在
zài (without tone marks: zai). zài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 在
在 zài
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Example sentences with 在
| “我在学校。 | from Making a Phone Call |
| 他坐在小雨旁边。 | from New Classmate |
| “喂，你在哪儿？” | from Making a Phone Call |
Related words
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present | HSK 1 |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place) | HSK 2 |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually | HSK 4 |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be | HSK 5 |
| 在乎 | zài hu | to care about; equivalent of 在于 | HSK 5 |
| 在于 | zài yú | to be in; to lie in | HSK 5 |
| 内在 | nèi zài | inner; internal | HSK 6 |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about; to mind | HSK 6 |