(zài) — (verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive; (preposition) at; in; on (indicates location or time); (adverb) used before a verb to mark ongoing action

在 covers three jobs: locative verb ('be at/in'), preposition for time or place, and progressive marker before a verb (他∼吃饭 = 'is eating'). 正在 is a stronger, more explicit progressive marker; 存 and 存在 are more abstract 'to exist'.

verb
to be (located) atto existto be alive
preposition
atinon (indicates location or time)
adverb
used before a verb to mark ongoing action

예문

  • Wǒ zài jiā.
    I am at home.
  • Tā zài xué xiào gōng zuò.
    He works at school.
  • Tā zài chī fàn.
    He is eating.

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