zai4 - at

6 strokes
6 画

Radical 部首

tu3 - soil

tǔ

inside

Meaning 释义



  • be at; in; on (a place)
  • exist; be alive
  • at, in or on (a place or time)
  • (used to indicate action in progress)

Words 词语

zài-chǎng
在场

v.

witness; be present on the scene

zài-hū
在乎

v.

care about; take to heart

zài-yì
在意

v.

take notice of; pay attention to; take to heart; care about

zài-yú
在于

v.

rest with; depend on

zài-zuò
在座

v.

be present

Idioms 熟语

zài-suǒ-bù-cí
在所不辞
never to shirk one’s responsibilities

Usage 用法

verb 动词

be at; in; on (a place)

Wǒ xiān-sheng bú zài jiā.
我先生不在家。
My husband was not at home.

exist; be alive

Nǐ xiǎo-xué bì-yè shí de zhào-piàn hái zài ma?
你小学毕业时的照片还在吗？
Do you still keep your elementary school graduation photos?

preposition 介词

at, in or on (a place or time)

Tā zài diàn-nǎo-gōng-sī gōng-zuò.
他在电脑公司工作。
He works at a computer company.

adverb 介词

issue; put out

Wǒ qù de-shí-hou, tā zài zuò-fàn.
我去的时候，他在做饭。
He was cooking when I went there.