在
zài
Meaning
- to exist · to be alive
- to be (located) at
- used before a verb to indicate an action in progress
Example sentences
我不是在说他。
我不是在說他。
wǒ bù shì zài shuō tā。
I wasn't talking about him.
你要不在了，那我就不在了。
nǐ yào bù zài le， nà wǒ jiù bù zài le。
If you were gone, I'd die.
我知道我在做什么。
wǒ zhī dao wǒ zài zuò shén me。
I know what I'm doing.