Rank 6BeginnerHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

在 - zài

to be at; in; on; currently doing something

to be at; in; on; currently doing something

How to read 在

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzài
Englishto be at; in; on; currently doing something
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

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

Common words with this character

at home
now
in the middle of doing
where is it?

Mistake warning

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.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 在.