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Meaning of 在

Pinyin zài

Radical

土

Strokes

Definition

(located) at / in / exist

Usage

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在 [zài] 1. 存，居: - (to be living; to exist) 2. 存留于某地点: - (to be at; to be on) 3. 关于某方面，指出着重点: - (to depend on; to rest with; to be in) 4. 表示动作的进行: - (e.g., 他在种地: He is farming) 5. 介词，表示事情的时间、地点、情形、范围等: - (in; on; at) 6. 和“所”连用，表示强调: - (used with "所" for emphasis) 7. 留在某团体: - (to be a member of an organization; to join or belong to an organization) 8. 省视;观察: - (to inspect) 9. 存问，问候: - (to greet) 10. 到: - (to arrive) 介词: 1. 表示动作、情状所涉及的处所、时间、范围等: - (in; on; at) 2. 从: - (from) 副词: 1. 才;正在: - (just; be in) 助词: 1. 用在动词后面表示可能，相当于“得”: - (used after verbs to indicate possibility, equivalent to "得") 2. 表示一定的语气: - (to indicate a certain tone) 3. 相当于“着”: - (equivalent to "着") 名词: 1. 地方;处: - (place) 2. 姓: - (surname)

现在 xiàn zài

now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays

存在 cún zài

to exist / to be / existence

坐在 zuò zài

be seated at / sit on...

实在 shí zài

really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality

放在 fàng zài

put (something) in a certain position

不在 bù zài

not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased

正在 zhèng zài

just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)

所在地 suǒ zài dì

location / site

设在 shè zài

located at / set up in a particular location

留在 liú zài

stay in

所在 suǒ zài

place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located

在校 zài xiào

at school

在场 zài chǎng

to be present / to be on the scene

在外 zài wài

outer / excluded

在线 zài xiàn

online

处在 chǔ zài

to be situated at / to find oneself at

旨在 zhǐ zài

to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)

在家 zài jiā

at home

危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis

命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī

to be at death's door (idiom)

近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ

to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

在座 zài zuò

to be present

箭在弦上 jiàn zài xián shàng

The arrow is fitted to the string. / a point of no return / like an arrow on the bowstring / There can be no turning back.

在劫难逃 zài jié nán táo

If you're doomed, there's no escape. / impossible to escape one's doom / There is no escape from one's fate. / What is destined cannot be avoided.

胜券在握 shèng quàn zài wò

Cash Is King（电视剧名） / be sure to win / with victory in hand

志在 zhì zài

aim at

怀恨在心 huái hèn zài xīn

to harbor hard feelings

悠闲自在 yōu xián zì zài

leisure

在所不惜 zài suǒ bù xī

not to hesitate to / will not grudge / regardless of the cost / will never balk at

在押 zài yā

be behind bars / be under detention / be in custody / be in prison

大权在握 dà quán zài wò

to be in a position of power

在握 zài wò

(fig.) to hold in one's hands / to be within grasp

在内 zài nèi

(included) in it / among them

登记在册 dēng jì zài cè

Registered

在册 zài cè

be registered

摆在 bǎi zài

place / put / lay / set

在於 zài yú

to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with

在校生 zài xiào shēng

internal student / student at school

健在 jiàn zài

be still living and in good health

意在沛公 yì zài pèi gōng

Intention to Peigong

潜在 qián zài

hidden / potential / latent

何在 hé zài

where? / what place?

心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān

absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering

言犹在耳 yán yóu zài ěr

words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)

自由自在 zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely

迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié

pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

在于 zài yú

to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with

在籍 zài jí

In membership

醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

在职 zài zhí

to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job

不在乎 bù zài hu

not to care

在乎 zài hu

to care about / equivalent of 在於|在于[zai4 yu2]

满不在乎 mǎn bù zài hu

not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum

芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles

蒙在鼓里 méng zài gǔ lǐ

lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark

趴在 pā zài

lie on

在读 zài dú

be reading / in progress / in school

逍遥自在 xiāo yáo zì zai

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large

铭记在心 míng jì zài xīn

brand sth on one’s mind / lay something to heart

在城镇 zài chéng zhèn

In town