在 - zài

to be at; in; on; currently doing something. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.

“”。在家 is a common expression.

在 in a real sentence

“”。在家 is a common expression.

Read 在 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.

01 Hear the sentence Play the full sentence, not only 在. Mandarin sound lives in context.

02 Find the character Spot 在, then read the whole phrase with pinyin and English visible.

03 Recall the meaning Log it for Practice, then try the Hanzi sentence quiz without staring at the page.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

How to read 在

Click 在 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi	在
Traditional	在
Pinyin	zài
English	to be at; in; on; currently doing something
Radical hint	土

“”。在家 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 现在. “”。 Please read 正在 one more time.

at home

now

in the middle of doing

where is it?

Do not memorize 在 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 在家 and 现在 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

。 I am learning the character 在.