在 meaning and pronunciation

在
Simplified/traditional character

在 English definition

zài
  • (located) at
  • (to be) in
  • to exist
  • in the middle of doing sth
  • (indicating an action in progress)

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 傤 : load; cargo; old variant of 載|载[zai4]; to transport; to deliver; to bear; to support;
  • 再 : again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then);
  • 縡 : matter; affair;
  • 载 : to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously;

Sentences examples with 在

  • 我住在北京。
    Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.
  • 今天我的朋友不能工作，他在医院！
    jīntiān wǒ de péngyǒu bùnéng gōngzuò, tā zài yīyuàn!
  • 老师看见我在桌子上写东西。
    Lǎoshī kànjiàn wǒ zài zhuōzi shàng xiě dōngxī.
  • 你住在哪儿？我住在那儿！
    Nǐ zhù zài nǎ'er? Wǒ zhù zài nà'er!
  • 现在，我的女儿四岁了。
    Xiànzài, wǒ de nǚ'ér sì suìle.

Words containing 在, by HSK level

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