在 zài
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zài
verb
in; at
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: This sense of 在 indicates the location of the subject (NCCED '在' 2). For example, 祥子蹲在烤旁 'Xiangzi squatted besides the stove.'(Lao She, 2003, p. 216) In this example, the verb 蹲 'squat' precedes 在 but in some cases it may follow 在 after the location referred to. For example, 孩子...在院里玩耍... 'the child was in the courtyard playing.'(Lao She, 2003, p. 220) 在 is the seventh most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '在'). -
zài
preposition
at
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense, 在 helps to indicate time, place, direction or scope (Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 404-407; NCCED '在' 6) 1. Time: 在 may be placed before a verb, adjective, or the subject to introduce time. For example, 世卫组织表示将在十一月发布建议 'The World Health Organization said that they would publish a recommendation in November.' 2. Place. For example, 火箭在距发射台约九公里处 'when the rocket was at a location approximately 90 kilometers from the launch pad.' (VOA, 2015-12-23) 3. Scope. For example, 总统在演讲中... 'while the president was giving a speech ...' (VOA, 2007-7-5) -
zài
adverb
when; indicates that someone or something is in the process of doing something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Li Shaoqi, 2003, p. 224; NCCED '在' 5; Ho 2002, '在' 3) For example, 科学家们一直在探寻... 'Scientists have been continuously searching ...' (VOA, 2015-07-25) -
zài
verb
to exist; to be living
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '在' 5; Ho 2002, '在' 2) -
zài
verb
to consist of
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '在' 5) -
zài
verb
to be at a post
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '在' 5)
Contained in
- 老骥伏枥,志在千里(老驥伏櫪,志在千里) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles
- 不在话下(不在話下) to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch
- 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
- 聚在一起 to get together
- 内在几何学(內在幾何學) intrinsic geometry
- 潜在媒介(潛在媒介) potential vector
- 潜在危险度(潛在危險度) latent hazard
- 放在心上 to care about; to take seriously; to take to heart
- 事在人为(事在人為) the matter depends on the individual; it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
- 大权在握(大權在握) to be in a position of power
- 在行 to be adept at something; to be an expert in a trade or profession
- 挂在嘴边(掛在嘴邊) to keep saying over and over
- 在教 to be a believer (in a religion, especially Islam)
- 所在地 location; site
- 近在咫尺 to be almost within reach; to be close at hand
- 无限风光在险峰(無限風光在險峰) The boundless vista is at the perilous peak / exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
- 妙在不言中 the charm lies in what is left unsaid
- 在理 reasonable; sensible
- 弘法在人间(弘法在人間) lectured in the world
- 独在异乡为异客(獨在異鄉為異客) a stranger in a strange land
- 自繇自在 free and unrestrained
- 在高处(在高處) aloft
- 并不在乎(並不在乎) really does not care
- 在案 before the court
- 闲在(閑在) at leisure
- 在此之后(在此之後) after this; afterwards; next
- 安在 safe and sound ; where
- 丑话说在前头(醜話說在前頭) let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
- 挂在嘴上(掛在嘴上) to pay lip service to; to keep mentioning (without doing anything); to blather on about sth
- 安闲自在(安閑自在) leisurely and free; carefree and at ease
- 不在 not here ; to be dead ; to not care about
- 毫不在意 not even a little reassured
- 外在 external; extrinsic
- 志在四方 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark
- 在陈绝粮(在陳絕糧) to run out of provisions on a trip in the state of Chen
- 胜利在望(勝利在望) victory is in sight
- 天监在下(天監在下) Heaven looked down from above
- 命在旦夕 to be at death's door
- 在家人 a layperson; someone other than a monastic
- 在诉讼期间(在訴訟期間) pendente lite; during litigation
- 内在几何(內在幾何) intrinsic geometry
- 何在 where?
- 危在旦夕 in danger from dawn to evening; imminent peril
- 在位时代(在位時代) reign (of a king, emperor etc)
- 在编(在編) to be on the regular payroll; to be on the permanent staff
- 在陈之厄(在陳之厄) to run into difficulties on a trip in the state of Chen
- 所在 place; location
- 现在分词(現在分詞) present participle; imperfect participle; progressive participle
- 一日之计在于晨(一日之計在於晨) make your day's plan early in the morning; early morning is the golden time of the day
- 高高在上 set up on high; not in touch with reality; aloof and remote
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- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 171
- 卷二十七上 志第十七上 曆三上 Volume 27a Treatises 18: Calendar 3a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 158
- 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 153
- 卷三十八 志第十八: 地理一 Volume 38 Treatises 18: Geography 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 149
- 卷十一 志第一 天文上 Volume 11 Treatises 1: Astronomy Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 141
- 卷五十三 志第五: 曆二 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Calendar 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 131
- 卷十二 志第四 天文上 Volume 12 Treatises 4: Astronomy 1 Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 130
- 卷91 術藝:晁崇 張淵 殷紹 王早 耿玄 劉靈助 江式等 Volume 91: The Arts - Chao Chong, Zhang Yuan, Yin Shao, Wang Zao, Geng Xuan, Liu Lingzhu, Jiang Shi, and others Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 130
- 卷105之二 天象志一之二 Volume 105b Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 129
- 卷一上 光武帝紀 Volume 1a: Annals of Emperor Guangwu Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 126
Collocations
- 在梁 (在梁) 敝笱在梁 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧敝笱 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Bi Gou — count: 8
- 在水 (在水) 在水一方 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧蒹葭 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Jian Jia — count: 6
- 在桑 (在桑) 鳲鳩在桑 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧曹‧鳲鳩 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Shi Jiu — count: 5
- 在浚 (在浚) 在浚 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶风‧凱風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Kai Feng — count: 4
- 三星在 (三星在) 三星在天 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧綢繆 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Chou Mo — count: 4
- 在河 (在河) 在河之洲 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧關雎 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Guan Ju — count: 4
- 鸠在 (鳩在) 鳲鳩在桑 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧曹‧鳲鳩 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Shi Jiu — count: 4
- 在堂 (在堂) 蟋蟀在堂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧蟋蟀 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Xi Shuai — count: 4
- 子在 (子在) 其子在梅 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧曹‧鳲鳩 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Shi Jiu — count: 3
- 笱在 (笱在) 敝笱在梁 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧敝笱 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Bi Gou — count: 3