in English

zài verb, preposition, adverb HSK 1
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Measure word

  • (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
  • diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use
  • tái typhoon attested in use
  • next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard... attested in use
  • to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries attested in use
  • to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 在 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 在 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • "亲爱的, 上床吧。" "不, 还不行。我在Tatoeba上还必须翻译一些句子。"

    "Honey, come to bed." "No, not yet. I still have to translate some sentences on Tatoeba."

  • "侏儒流氓"是德國導演韋納荷索在一九七零年的一部電影。

    Even Dwarfs Started Small is a 1970 film by German director Werner Herzog.

  • "妈妈,我能吃一块饼干吗?" "不行,不该在3餐间吃。"

    "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

  • “以前我们没在哪儿见过吗?”学生问道。

    "Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.

  • “我已经在排队呢,”我告诉他。

    "But I'm already queuing," I tell him.

  • “谁在车里?” “汤姆。”

    "Who is in the car?" "Tom is."

  • “这正是我在找的。”他喊道。

    "This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.

  • 「你的書在哪?」「在桌上。」

    "Where's your book?" "On the table."

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