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

在

zài

HSK 1

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

Grammar note

‘At / in’; placed before a verb it marks an ongoing action, e.g. 在运行 ‘is moving’.

在

at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

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