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zài

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Radical
Strokes6
HSK 1
Definitions
v
  • to exist; to be alive
  • (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
part
  • (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Examples

精神永在

jīng shén yǒng zài

The spirit lives on forever.

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧

liú dé qīng shān zài, bù pà méi chái shāo

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no lack of firewood (Where there's life, there's hope)

父母都在。

fù mǔ dōu zài

Both parents are alive/present

Strokes: 6HSK 1Frequency #548Verified
在 (zài) — to exist; to be alive - ISCBJ Dictionary