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zài

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English Definition	(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing something; (indicating an action in progress)
Simplified Script	在
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	zài
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄗㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zoi⁶
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (介) preposition, (副) adverb
Topical Word Lists	Part of language/activities/giving directions
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2,3,5

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Words With Same Head Word
在于	zàiyú	to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
在意	zàiyì	to care about; to mind
在场	zàichǎng	to be present; to be on the scene
在座	zàizuò	to be present
在世	zàishì	to be alive

Words With Same Tail Word
现在	xiànzài	now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
存在	cúnzài	to exist; to be; existence
实在	shízài	really; actually; indeed; true; real; (philosophy) reality
好在	hǎozài	luckily; fortunately
所在	suǒzài	place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located

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