在
zài
Meaning
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- to exist; to be alive
Definition
表示存在、位于、正在进行等。
to exist, to be at, to be in, indicating ongoing action.
Usage
常用于表示某人或某物存在于某处，或表示动作正在进行，也可表示时间或地点。
Commonly used to indicate existence, location, ongoing action, or time/place.
Examples
- 1 他在家。 (He is at home.)
- 2 我在吃饭。 (I am eating.)
- 3 我们在学校学习。 (We study at school.)
- 4 书在桌子上。 (The book is on the table.)
- 5 他在2010年出生。 (He was born in 2010.)
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