在 zài in, at

Example sentences

我在家看书。Wǒ zài jiā kàn shū.I read at home.
他在学校学习。Tā zài xuéxiào xuéxí.He studies at school.

HSK 1 — the first of the six levels: 150 words. You can greet people, say who you are and ask simple questions. In HSK 3.0, 在 is in band 1. HSK 1 explained

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This word is中在and it means in or at. You might say中我在家看书。

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Stroke order

在 is written in 6 strokes.

在 — the Chinese character for in, at (zài), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 在 — in, at

Senses

to exist; to be alive
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Related words

Where 在 lives

HSK 1 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Position and direction Practise Topic: Grammar words Practise

在 is pronounced zài and means “in, at”.