zài

Usages of zài

这些zhèxiē 生词shēngcí  duō, 但是dànshì yòng zài 句子jùzi   tài 容易róngyìzhèxiē shēngcí bù duō, dànshì yòng zài jùzi lǐ bù tài róngyì.
These new words are not many, but using them in sentences is not very easy.
  喜欢xǐhuan zài 房间fángjiān 上网shàngwǎng, 觉得juéde zài 公园gōngyuán  gèng 舒服shūfuTā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.
zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng, 老师lǎoshī ràng 我们wǒmen 自由zìyóu shuō 中文zhōngwén, 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 意见yìjiànzài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zìyóu shuō zhōngwén, biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn.
In Chinese class, the teacher lets us speak freely in Chinese and express our own opinions.
 xiǎng zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  听清楚tīngqīngchu  de 声音shēngyīnwǒ xiǎng zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīngqīngchu tā de shēngyīn.
I want to hear her voice clearly in a quiet room.
 喜欢xǐhuan zài 厨房chúfáng 做饭zuòfàn, zài 客厅kètīng kàn 电视diànshì, 有时候yǒushíhou 打开dǎkāi 冰箱bīngxiāng zhǎo 饮料yǐnliàotā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
今天jīntiān de 天气tiānqì yòu lěng yòu 下雨xiàyǔ,  zhǐ xiǎng zài 客厅kètīng  休息xiūxijīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.
zài zhè  国家guójiā, 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu yǒu 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuánzài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.
老师lǎoshī ràng 我们wǒmen 回家huíjiā  一些yìxiē 文章wénzhāng, 然后ránhòu zài 课上kèshàng 自由zìyóu 讨论tǎolùnlǎoshī ràng wǒmen huíjiā dú yìxiē wénzhāng, ránhòu zài kèshàng zìyóu tǎolùn.
The teacher asked us to go home and read some articles, then freely discuss them in class.
 zhù zài zhè  城市chéngshì de nán biantā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
  tài 习惯xíguàn zhè  城市chéngshì de 火车站huǒchēzhàn, 总是zǒngshì zài miàn 走错zǒucuò tā bù tài xíguàn zhè gè chéngshì de huǒchēzhàn, zǒngshì zài lǐmiàn zǒucuò lù.
She isn’t very used to this city’s train station and always goes the wrong way inside.
Zài 朋友péngyou zhōng, 大家dàjiā dōu 觉得juéde 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎ hěn 重要zhòngyàoZài péngyou zhōng, dàjiā dōu juéde zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.
Among friends, everyone feels that being free to express their own ideas is very important.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le sān nián letā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
He has lived in this city for three years.
 de 室友shìyǒu 有时候yǒushíhou huì  护照hùzhào fàng zài shū li, 所以suǒyǐ 总是zǒngshì zhǎo  dàowǒ de shìyǒu yǒushíhou huì bǎ hùzhào fàng zài shū li, suǒyǐ zǒngshì zhǎo bú dào.
Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.
 zài 房间fángjiān  找不到zhǎobùdào  de 眼镜yǎnjìngwǒ zài fángjiān lǐ zhǎobùdào wǒ de yǎnjìng.
I can’t find my glasses in the room.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  zài 房间fángjiān  看不清楚kànbùqīngchu 外面wàimiàn de 马路mǎlùwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ kànbùqīngchu wàimiàn de mǎlù.
When it rains outside, I can’t see the road outside clearly from my room.
zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 应该yīnggāi 注意zhùyì 自己zìjǐ de 健康jiànkāngzài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
When we take a walk in the park, we should pay attention to our health.
 juéde zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì  图书馆túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài miàn 学习xuéxí  tài 舒服shūfuwǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
 jiān 房间fángjiān  zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì 安静ānjìng, zài miàn 学习xuéxí 感觉gǎnjué gèng hǎonà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.
That room is quieter than this classroom; it feels better to study in there.
比起bǐqǐ 一直yìzhí zài 房间fángjiān  上网shàngwǎng,  觉得juéde  公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobù gèng néng 放松fàngsōng 自己zìjǐbǐqǐ yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, tā juéde qù gōngyuán pǎobù gèng néng fàngsōng zìjǐ.
Compared with being online in her room all the time, she feels that running in the park relaxes her more.
 爷爷yéye  奶奶nǎinai zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūwǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
zhè  城市chéngshì de 交通jiāotōng zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn hěn 拥挤yōngjǐ, zài 郊区jiāoqū 比较bǐjiào 轻松qīngsōngzhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.
 打工dǎgōng de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn, 但是dànshì  自己zìjǐ zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūtā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 喜欢xǐhuan zài 郊区jiāoqū 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  城里chéngli 新鲜xīnxiān, rén   那么nàme 拥挤yōngjǐwǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bù nàme yōngjǐ.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.
大学dàxué 毕业bìyè 以后yǐhòu, 有的yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn 工作gōngzuò, 有的yǒude rén xiǎng huí 郊区jiāoqūdàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 四十sìshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
 xiǎng liú zài zhè  城市chéngshì 工作gōngzuòtā xiǎng liú zài zhè gè chéngshì gōngzuò.
She wants to stay in this city to work.
Zài 外国wàiguó 留学liúxué  nián de 学费xuéfèi  zài zhè  城市chéngshì shàng 大学dàxué guì 很多hěn duōZài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.
 xiǎng xiān zài 国内guónèi 工作gōngzuò, zài 出国chūguó 留学liúxuéwǒ xiǎng xiān zài guónèi gōngzuò, zài chūguó liúxué.
I want to first work in my own country, then go abroad to study.
 现在xiànzài xiàng  一样yíyàng zài zhè  城市chéngshì xué 中文zhōngwéntā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.
Zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng, 老师lǎoshī 常常chángcháng ràng 我们wǒmen 自由zìyóu 交流jiāoliú 自己zìjǐ de 看法kànfǎZài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī chángcháng ràng wǒmen zìyóu jiāoliú zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
In Chinese class, the teacher often lets us freely exchange our own opinions.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le liù  yuè lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
I have lived in this city for six months.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng liú zài 城里chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinaizhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
老师lǎoshī zài 课上kèshàng 解释jiěshì le 问题wèntí de 原因yuányīn,  shuō 清楚qīngchu le 可能kěnéng de 结果jiéguǒlǎoshī zài kèshàng jiěshì le wèntí de yuányīn, yě shuō qīngchu le kěnéng de jiéguǒ.
In class the teacher explained the cause of the problem and also clearly stated the possible result.
 总是zǒngshì   回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī   néng 回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī fàng zài 不同bùtóng de 垃圾桶lājītǒng tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.
老师lǎoshī zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng gěi 我们wǒmen jiǎng 故事gùshilǎoshī zài zhōngwén kè shàng gěi wǒmen jiǎng gùshi.
In Chinese class, the teacher tells us stories.
zài 课上kèshàng, 老师lǎoshī 常常chángcháng ràng 我们wǒmen yòng 中文zhōngwén wèn 问题wèntízài kèshàng, lǎoshī chángcháng ràng wǒmen yòng zhōngwén wèn wèntí.
In class, the teacher often has us ask questions in Chinese.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 三十sānshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.
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