在
zài
at, in
Part of speech · preposition / verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我在家。I am at home.
- 我在学习汉语。I am studying Chinese.
Collocations
正在现在在家在哪儿
Mnemonic
在 zài has two core uses: (1) location verb "to be at", (2) progressive marker "doing". 在 + place vs. 在 + verb. The same character does both jobs.
Quick check
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