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在
zài
HSK 1
to existto be aliveto be at
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Grammar note
在 names a place, and the place comes before the verb rather than after it. 在会中要闭口 is 'keep silent in the assembly', with the location leading.
在 — saying where something happens — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
在
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
radical 土components ⿸才土
Appears in 9309 verses
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