HSK 2 vocabulary › 正在
正在
正在 in English: just at (that time); right in (that place)
zhèng zài
just at (that time); right in (that place)
How to pronounce 正在
zhèng zài (without tone marks: zheng zai). zhèng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; zài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 正在
正 zhèng
first month of the lunar year
first month of the lunar year
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 正在
| 我看见他正在照顾一只生病的小猫。 | from The Quiet Neighbor |
| 晚上我正在用电脑写作业，电脑突然不能用了。 | from After the Computer Broke |
Related words
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present | HSK 1 |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive | HSK 1 |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real | HSK 4 |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular; normal | HSK 4 |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time); just right | HSK 4 |
| 正确 | zhèng què | correct; sound | HSK 4 |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official | HSK 4 |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually | HSK 4 |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway; in any case | HSK 5 |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | to correct; to amend | HSK 5 |