在
zài
at; in; on; to be at
Type: PrepositionsHSK 1
Radical 土 (earth) + 才 (talent). To be in a place, to exist.
It's the preposition of location and also marks the progressive (我在吃饭 = I'm eating). Don't confuse it with 再 (again), which has a different tone.
土tǔearth
才cáisprout
我在家。
Wǒ zài jiā.
I am at home.
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