在[zài]

动

1. exist; be alive

♦ 问题还~, 并没有解决。 The problem still exists. It's not solved yet.

♦ 他父亲还~, 母亲早就不~了。 His father is still alive, but his mother passed away long ago.

2. be at, in or on (a place)

♦ 你去那儿找他, 他准~。 Go and see him; he must be there.

3. depend on; rest with

♦ 去不去~你自己。 It's up to you whether you go or not.

♦ 收不收他~学校领导。 Whether to admit him or not rests with the school authorities.

4. lie in; consist in

♦ 我们的希望~青年一代。 Our hopes lie in the younger generation.

♦ 这首诗妙~含蓄而不明言。 The appeal of this poem lies in suggestion rather than direct statement.

5. join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization

♦ ~组织 belong to a certain organization

6. be on the job or at the post

♦ 在职

介at, in, or on (a place or time)

♦ 阳光照射~水面上。 The sunlight fell on the water.

♦ 狗~地上打滚儿。 The dog rolled on the ground.

♦ ~我看来 in my opinion; as I see it

♦ ~理论上 in theory; theoretically

副(used to indicate action in progress)

♦ 他~看电视。 He's watching TV.

♦ 他~干什么？—他还~睡觉呢。 What's he doing? —He's still sleeping.

♦ 她~游泳。 She is swimming.