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在 (zoi6) — be alive; living; be present; exist in Cantonese

zoiˍ₆在
Mandarin Pinyin: zai4

Meaning of 在

nounbe alive; living; be present; exist
nounat; in; on; up to
nounrest with; consist in; depend on
nounused to indicate a progressive tense
noun(preposition) 1. On, in, at; (verb) Be (alive)

Example Sentences with 在

他把好些書存放在我這兒了。
He has left a number of books with me.
乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。
The train conductor punched our tickets.
我的朋友在一個中學打工。
My friend has a part-time job at a high school.
我在幾分鐘之內就到
I'll be there in a few minutes.
我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧.
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.
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Words Containing 在

困難在於kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1
the problem is...
在先zoi6 sin1
formerly; in the past; before
在﹍之上zoi6 ...zi1 soeng6
above; upon
在職訓練zoi6 zik1 fan3 lin6
on-the-job training
在﹍之下zoi6 ...zi1 haa6
below
在下zoi6 haa6
under; below
在職zoi6 zik1
in service; working; with a job
同在tung4 zoi6
to be with
危在旦夕nagi4 zoi6 daan3 zik6
be in imminent danger
在﹍之內zoi6 ...zi1 noi6
in; within
內在noi6 zoi6
intrinsic, the nature of something
留在lau4 zoi6
to remain in

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