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在

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

zài

Bopomofo

ㄗㄞˋ

Jyutping

zoi6

Example sentences

在 zài
他在學校。
他在学校。

He is at school.

部隊 / 部队 bùduì
這支部隊在邊境駐守。
这支部队在边境驻守。

This unit is stationed at the border.

在乎 zàihū
她不在乎別人的看法。
她不在乎别人的看法。

She doesn't care about others' opinions.

世俗 shìsú
她不太在乎世俗的眼光，決定按自己的想法生活。
她不太在乎世俗的眼光，决定按自己的想法生活。

She did not care much about society's conventional gaze and decided to live according to her own ideas.

存在 cúnzài
這種問題的存在不容忽視。
这种问题的存在不容忽视。

The existence of this kind of problem cannot be ignored.

分歧 fēnqí
雙方在合約條款上存在嚴重的分歧。
双方在合约条款上存在严重的分歧。

There is a serious disagreement between the two sides on the terms of the contract.

實在 / 实在 shízài
這家餐廳的價格實在，味道也很好。
这家餐厅的价格实在，味道也很好。

The prices at this restaurant are fair, and the taste is also very good.

開口 / 开口 kāikǒu
這件事我實在不知道該如何開口。
这件事我实在不知道该如何开口。

I really don't know how to bring this matter up.

不在乎 bùzàihū
他不在乎別人的看法，只想做自己。
他不在乎别人的看法，只想做自己。

He doesn't care about others' opinions, he just wants to be himself.

職位 / 职位 zhíwèi
只要能夠發揮所長，他不在乎職位的高低。
只要能够发挥所长，他不在乎职位的高低。

As long as he can utilize his strengths, he doesn't care about the level of his position.

Example Vocabulary

在

zai4

at; in; to be present

在一起

在乎

zai4'hu1

to care about; to mind

在于

存在

cun2'zai4

existence; to exist

實在

shi2'zai4

really; truly; honest (of price/person)

不在乎

bu4'zai4'hu1

to not care; to be indifferent; to not mind

不在了

不自在

bu4'zi4'zai4

事在人為

shi4'zai4'ren2'wei2

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