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zài

1) exist; be alive, be at, in or on (a place); kick around, depend on; rest with, lie in; consist in, join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization, be on the job or at the post, at, in, or on (a place or time)

2) (used to indicate action in progress)

3) (used together with 所 (suǒ), and usually followed by 不 (bù) to indicate emphasis)

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be; depend on; exist; at; in

【计】 plot on X axis; search in

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be; depend on; exist; at; in

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zài

prep. in, at

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zai4

(located) at, (to be) in, to exist, in the middle of doing sth, (indicating an action in progress)

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在

zài

动

（存在; 生存） exist; be living:

精神永在。 The spirit still exists.

我父母健在。 Both of my parents are living now.

（表示人或事物的位置; 留在） stay; remain:

在领导岗位 be in one's power;

我父母在北京。 My parents are in Beijing.

你的书在桌子上。 Your book is on the table.

（参加; 属于） join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization:

在组织 join an organization

（在于; 决定于） depend on; lie in; rest with:

事在人为。 Human effort is the decisive factor.

企业兴衰主要在经营管理。 The uprising or downfalling of an enterprise lies in its management or administration.

事情的成败在你自己的努力。 The success or failure of the matter depends on your own effort.

副

（正在） in process of; in course of:

一切都在变。 All are changing.

老师在备课。 The teacher is preparing the lesson.

他们在聊天。 They're having a chat.

介

（表示时间、处所、范围等）:

在半夜 in the midnight;

在礼堂开会 have a meeting in the auditorium;

在车站 at the station;

在这种情况下 under these circumstances;

坐在我右边 sit on my right;

在战争中 during the war;

在整个历史上 throughout history;

在理论上 in theory; theoretically;

在这方面 in this respect

名

（姓氏） a surname:

在育 Zai Yu

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在|在 [zài] ► (located) at ► (to be) in ► to exist ► in the middle of doing sth ► (indicating an action in progress)