在
Pinyin IPA [tsaɪ˥˩] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词preposition 介词 Book 1 · Lesson 9 freq #5
Meanings
- verb 动词 to be in/on/at
- preposition 介词 in/on/at
As a verb, 'to be at / in': 他在学校 'he is at school'. As a preposition it marks the location of an action and comes before the verb: 他在学校学习 'he studies at school'.
- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Examples
| 我在家。 | wǒ zài jiā | I'm at home. |
| 在下雨。 | zài xià yǔ | It's raining. |
| 你在吗？ | nǐ zài ma | Are you there? |
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