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  • 1

    v.(indicating where a person or a thing is); be at, in or on (a place)

    • lǎo shī zài jiào shì

      老师教室

      Teacher is in the classroom.

    • shū zài zhuō zi shang

      桌子

      The book is on the table.

    • qǐng bǎ chē tíng zài zhǐ dìng wèi zhì

      指定位置

      Please park your car at the designated position.

    synonym
  • 2

    adv.(indicating an action in progress); in course of

    • tā zài tī zú qiú

      足球

      He's playing football.

    • yǔ hái zài xià

      The rain keeps coming down.

    • tā zài liáo tiān

      聊天

      He's having a chat.

    synonym
  • 3

    v.exist; be alive

    • wǒ fù mǔ dōu hái zài

      父母

      Both my parents are still alive.

    • jīng shén yǒng zài

      精神

      The spirit still exists.

    • wèn tí hái zài méi yǒu jiě jué

      问题没有解决

      The problem still exists, it's not solved yet.

  • 4

    v.lie in; depend on; consist in

    • guì zài jiān chí

      坚持

      Persistence is more valuable than anything else.

    • chéng bài zài nǐ zì jǐ de nǔ lì

      成败自己努力

      The success or failure of the matter depends on your own effort.

    • qù hái shi bù qù zài nǐ zì jǐ

      还是自己

      It's up to you whether you go or not.

  • 5

    v.join or belong to an organization

    • zài dǎng

      be a member of a party

  • 6

    prep.(indicating time, place, scope, etc.); used to express a point in time

    • zài cǐ qī jiān

      期间

      during this period

    • zài zhōng wǔ

      中午

      at noon

    • zài bàn yè

      半夜

      in the midnight

    • zài chē zhàn

      车站

      at the station

    synonym

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Chinese Characters with pinyin zài

  • twice; recur
  • carry; be filled with