zài
Radical 32 · 6 strokes

(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

    表示动作正在进行biǎoshì dòngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng

    • He is eating.

    • The children are playing on the playground.

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    • What are you doing?

    • I used to live in the mountains.

    • Father often reads detective novels in his spare time.

    • She cried the whole night.

    • She cried all night long.

  2. verb

    (of sb or sth) to be (located) at

    表示人或事物存在于某个地方biǎoshì rén huò shìwù cúnzài yú mǒuɡe dìfang

    • He is at home.

    • My keys are on the table.

  3. verb

    to exist; to be alive

    存在;活着;位于某处cúnzài;huózhē;wèiyú mǒuchù

    • Is he still here?

    • Though Grandpa is gone, he will live in our hearts forever.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

To exist is to cling tightly to the patch of earth beneath your feet.

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