in the middle of doing something (indicating an action in progress). (adv)
Radical
:
土
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
在
Usage
:
89.7%
Sentences:
1. He lives in a cosy little room.
tā
zhù
zài
yī
gè
shū
shì
de
xiǎo
wū
lǐ
。
他
住
在
一
个
舒
适
的
小
屋
里
。
他
:
he
住
:
stay, live
在
:
at, in
一
:
one
个
:
measure word
舒适
:
comfortable, cosy
的
:
(particle) used after an attribute; to
小
:
small
屋
:
house
里
:
inside
2. Your book is on the table.
nǐ
de
shū
zài
zhuō
zi
shàng
。
你
的
书
在
桌
子
上
。
你
:
you
的
:
(particle) used after an attribute; to
书
:
book
在
:
on
桌子
:
table
上
:
top, up
3. His father is still alive, but his mother passed away long ago.
tā
fù
qīn
hái
zài
，
mǔ
qīn
zǎo
jiù
bú
zài
le
。
他
父
亲
还
在
，
母
亲
早
就
不
在
了
。
他
:
he
父亲
:
father
还
:
still
在
:
alive, exist
母亲
:
mother
早就
:
already
不在
:
passed away, not exist
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
4. Some people were reading, some were talking.
yǒu
xiē
rén
zài
kàn
shū
，
yǒu
xiē
rén
zài
tán
tiān
。
有
些
人
在
看
书
，
有
些
人
在
谈
天
。
有些
:
some
人
:
people
在
:
in the middle of doing something
看书
:
reading
谈天
:
talking, chatting
3 thoughts on “在”
Hello! Great site! I really am enjoying this website! I am trying to teach myself chinese and hope to speak it well soon. Just a question about tan tian = chat 谈天. Is this the same as liao tian= 聊天 liáotiān to chat / to gossip
Hello! Great site! I really am enjoying this website! I am trying to teach myself chinese and hope to speak it well soon. Just a question about tan tian = chat 谈天. Is this the same as liao tian= 聊天 liáotiān to chat / to gossip
Thanks for your assistance!
Hi Mervin,
Yes. 谈天 is same as 聊天, which mean to chat.