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zài

在zàizài
progressive marker
FromLesson 2inHardcore Chinese

Usages of zài

她tā　现在xiànzài　在zài　学习xuéxí　呢ne。tā xiànzài zài xuéxí ne.
She is studying now.
他tā　在zài　做zuò　这zhè　个gè　吗ma？tā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
你nǐ　在zài　做zuò　什么shénme？nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
他tā　没méi　看见kànjiàn　我wǒ，　因为yīnwèi　他tā　一直yìzhí　在zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā méi kànjiàn wǒ, yīnwèi tā yìzhí zài dǎ diànhuà.
He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.
我们wǒmen　一直yìzhí　在zài　学习xuéxí，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。wǒmen yìzhí zài xuéxí, xiàwǔ cái chī wǔfàn.
We were studying the whole time and only ate lunch in the afternoon.
他Tā　连lián　午饭wǔfàn　都dōu　没méi　吃chī，　因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　在zài　开会kāihuì。Tā lián wǔfàn dōu méi chī, yīnwèi yìzhí zài kāihuì.
He didn’t even eat lunch because he was in meetings the whole time.
夏天xiàtiān　的de　晚上wǎnshang，　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　在zài　开kāi　着zhe　空调kōngtiáo　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ，　而是érshì　想xiǎng　出来chūlái　散步sànbù。xiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.
书店shūdiàn　今天jīntiān　很多hěnduō　书shū　都dōu　在zài　打折dǎzhé。shūdiàn jīntiān hěnduō shū dōu zài dǎzhé.
Many books are on sale at the bookstore today.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　感冒gǎnmào，　今天jīntiān　还hái　在zài　咳嗽késou。tā zuótiān yǒudiǎnr gǎnmào, jīntiān hái zài késou.
She had a bit of a cold yesterday, and she is still coughing today.
要不是yàobúshì　她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　又yòu　看kàn　了le　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo，　我wǒ　可能kěnéng　现在xiànzài　还hái　在zài　担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
她tā　最近zuìjìn　在zài　找zhǎo　房子fángzi，　想xiǎng　在zài　公司gōngsī　附近fùjìn　租zū　一yí　个gè　带dài　阳台yángtái　的de　公寓gōngyù。tā zuìjìn zài zhǎo fángzi, xiǎng zài gōngsī fùjìn zū yí gè dài yángtái de gōngyù.
She’s been looking for a place recently and wants to rent an apartment with a balcony near the company.
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