在
zài
at, in; to be (somewhere)
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Example phrases
- 我在学校。 Wǒ zài xuéxiào. I'm at school.
- 妈妈在医院。 Māma zài yīyuàn. Mom is at the hospital.
- 你的朋友在吗？ Nǐ de péngyou zài ma? Is your friend in?
- 我们在商店买水。 Wǒmen zài shāngdiàn mǎi shuǐ. We're buying water at the shop.
- 她在家做饭呢。 Tā zài jiā zuò fàn ne. She's cooking at home.
- 你的手机在哪儿呢？ Nǐ de shǒujī zài nǎr ne? Where's your phone?
- 学生们都在图书馆。 Xuéshengmen dōu zài túshūguǎn. The students are all in the library.
- 请在这里等我。 Qǐng zài zhèlǐ děng wǒ. Please wait for me here.
- 这本书不在我这儿。 Zhè běn shū bú zài wǒ zhèr. I don't have this book with me.
Related words
- 现在 xiànzài now
- 在家 zài jiā at home
- 正在 zhèngzài in the middle of (doing), -ing
- 实在 shízài really; truly
- 实在 shízai solid; well made
- 存在 cúnzài to exist
- 不在乎 búzàihu to not care about
- 在乎 zàihu to care about
- 在于 zàiyú to lie in; to depend on
- 处在 chǔzài to be in
- 内在 nèizài inner; internal
- 所在 suǒzài where something is located