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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zài]
  1. 1. verb [存在] live
    精神永
    The spirit will live forever.
  2. 2. verb [处于] be
    你的书桌子上。
    Your book is on the table.
    我父母纽约。
    My parents are in New York.
  3. 3. verb [在于] rest with
    和解的关键他们。
    The key to reconciliation rests with them.
  4. 4. adverb
    情况改变。
    Things are changing.
    他们看电视。
    They're watching TV.
  5. 5. preposition at
    机场等候
    wait at the airport
    人类历史上
    in human history

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[zài]
  1. 1. verb exist; live
  2. 2. verb be at, in or on (a place)
  3. 3. verb depend on; rest with
  4. 4. verb lie in; consist in
  5. 5. verb be on the job or at the post
  6. 6. preposition at, in, or on (a place or time)
  7. 7. adverb [used to indicate action in progress]
  8. 8. verb join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization
  9. 9. [used together with 所(suǒ), and usually followed by 不(bù) to indicate emphasis]

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[zài]
  1. 1. ;生存
    阵地
    父母健
  2. 2. (人或事物)处于某个地点或位置
    教室里呢。
    场。
    座。
  3. 3. (某职位上);属于(某个群体)
    职。
    位。
    教(jiào)。
    野。
  4. 4. 取决于
    谋事人,成事天。
    人为。
  5. 5.
    看书。
    红旗飘扬。
  6. 6. 引进动作行为有关的处所、时间、范围、条件等
    屋里看书。
    列车夜间到达。
    工作上认真负责。
  7. 7. E跟"再"不同。

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落后地区的偏远深林还有部族存
There are tribes in the remote forests of some backward areas.
这些金锞子古代是货币,则成了很好的收藏品。
These small gold ingots were money in ancient times, and are precious relics nowadays.
我们明处,敌人暗里。
We can't see the enemy, but they can see us.
士兵执行侦察任务时,为了保护自己身上涂了一层保护色。
The soldiers disguised themselves when reconnoitering, for self-protection.
学校的时候有名地笨嘴拙舌,现却变得伶牙俐齿。
He was famous for his clumsiness of speech, but now he is quite eloquent.
的一些年轻人当众亲热,毫不避忌,实是不应该。
Today some young couples behave intimately in the public, which should be avoided.
他所的部队就驻扎边防线附近。
His army is stationed near the border line.
唐代律诗定型化过程中和定型后,都存变例。
There were exceptions in the "regulated" verse of Tang dynasty during and after its shaping.
小孩子安稳地坐冰床上,哥哥前面使劲儿拉。
The little children sat on the sledge steadily with their elder brother pulling from in the front.
古代的漕运总督府旧址现江苏。
The stadholder's mansion was originally set in Jiangsu province.

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Prepositions as conveyors of time

Prepositions as conveyors of time

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. Normal prepositions that convey time such as “从” cóng, “自” , “自从” zìcóng, “由” yóu, “打” , “在” zài, “当” dāng, “于” are placed before time words. “当” is often used with “的时候” de shíhou together to form an adverbial adjunct.
(1) 他6岁开始坚持每天锻炼身体。
(2) 他自从)那天就再也没有迟到过。
(3) 这家银行营业时间:9点到17点。
(4) 昨天起他就觉得头痛。
(5) 我想起他的时候,他已经不见了。
(6) 新中国成立1949年。

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