What does 在 mean in Chinese?

在 (zài) means "at; in; to be at" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 在 in a sentence?

你在哪儿？ (Nǐ zài nǎ'er?) — Where are you?

Pinyin: zài

at; in; to be at

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 📍 Places & Position

Example sentence

你在哪儿？

Nǐ zài nǎ'er?

Where are you?

What 在 means

在 (zài) is an Chinese word meaning “at; in; to be at”. It belongs to the Places & Position topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

家 jiā home; family 学校 xué xiào school 医院 yī yuàn hospital 商店 shāng diàn store; shop 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn train station 北京 běi jīng Beijing 中国 zhōng guó China 里 lǐ inside; in 上 shàng on; above; up 下 xià below; under; down 前面 qián miàn in front 后面 hòu miàn behind

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What 在 means

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