Word: 在 (zài)

它在你家附近吗？

Tā zài nǐ jiā fùjìn ma?

Is it near your house?

它现在在哪里？

Tā xiànzài zài nǎlǐ?

Where is it now?

将你需要的药物写在这张纸上。

Jiāng nǐ xūyào de yàowù xiě zài zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng.

Write down the medications you need on this piece of paper.

少年犯罪最近一直在增长。

Shàonián fànzuì zuìjìn yìzhí zài zēngzhǎng.

Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.

就在去年我们有了一个孩子。

Jiù zài qùnián wǒmen yǒule yí gè háizi.

We had a kid just last year.

工具应该放在手边。

Gōngjù yīnggāi fàng zài shǒubiān.

You should keep your tools close at hand.

已经很晚了，但是他还在工作。

Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, dànshì tā hái zài gōngzuò.

It's already very late, but he is still at work.

巴黎在哪里？

Bālí zài nǎlǐ?

Where is Paris?

希望你待在安全的地方。

Xīwàng nǐ dài zài ānquán de dìfāng.

I hope you're in a safe place.

当你到达的时候他还在这里吗？

Dāng nǐ dàodá de shíhou tā hái zài zhèlǐ ma?

Was he still here when you arrived?

当我在那里的时候，我学习英语。

Dāng wǒ zài nàli de shíhou, wǒ xuéxí Yīngyǔ.

I studied English when I was there.

当时你在做什么？

Dāngshí nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What were you doing then?

当时你在外面。

Dāngshí nǐ zài wàimiàn.

At the time, you were outside.

待在家里别出去！

Dài zài jiālǐ bié chūqù!

Stay home. Don't go outside!

很多人住在我们的附近。

Hěn duō rén zhù zài wǒmen de fùjìn.

There are many people living near us.

很多人在战争中被杀。

Hěn duō rén zài zhànzhēng zhōng bèi shā.

Many people were killed in the war.

很多士兵在战斗中受了伤。

Hěn duō shìbīng zài zhàndòu zhōng shòule shāng.

Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.

很多士兵在这场战役中严重受伤。

Hěn duō shìbīng zài zhè chǎng zhànyì zhōng yánzhòng shòushāng.

Many soldiers suffered terrible wounds in the battle.

总统在电视上对国民讲话。

Zǒngtǒng zài diànshì shàng duì guómín jiǎnghuà.

The President spoke to the nation on TV.

您住在哪里？

Nín zhù zài nǎlǐ?

Where do you live?

您在一个安全的地方。

Nín zài yí gè ānquán de dìfāng.

You are in a safe place.

您在做什么菜？

Nín zài zuò shénme cài?

What meal are you making?

您在听我说吗？

Nín zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Are you listening to what I am saying?

您在呼吸吗？

Nín zài hūxī ma?

Are you breathing?

您在哪些国家居住过呀？

Nín zài nǎxiē guójiā jūzhùguo ya?

What countries have you lived in?

您在哪所大学读书？

Nín zài nǎ suǒ dàxué dúshū?

Which university are you studying at?

您在哪里工作？

Nín zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

您在哪里看电视？

Nín zài nǎlǐ kàn diànshì?

Where do you watch television?

您在哪里读书？

Nín zài nǎlǐ dúshū?

Where do you study?

您在巴黎看到了什么？

Nín zài Bālí kàndàole shénme?

What did you see in Paris?

您在找什么吗？

Nín zài zhǎo shénme ma?

Are you looking for something?

您当时在忙吗？

Nín dāngshí zài máng ma?

Were you busy?

您的建议在会议上提过了。

Nín de jiànyì zài huìyì shàng tíguole.

Your suggestion came up at the meeting.

愿主与你同在。

Yuàn zhǔ yǔ nǐ tóng zài.

May God be with you!

愿力量与你同在。

Yuàn lìliang yǔ nǐ tóng zài.

May the force be with you.

愿大能与你同在。

Yuàn dà néng yǔ nǐ tóng zài.

May the force be with you.

我一个人住在这个房子里。

Wǒ yí gè rén zhù zài zhège fángzi lǐ.

I live alone in this house.

我一直在忙着修东西。

Wǒ yìzhí zài mángzhe xiū dōngxi.

I've been busy repairing things.

我一直在想你。

Wǒ yìzhí zài xiǎng nǐ.

I think of you all the time.

我一直在找你。

Wǒ yìzhí zài zhǎo nǐ.

I've been looking for you.

我一直在这里。

Wǒ yìzhí zài zhèlǐ.

I'm always here.

我七点半会在那里。

Wǒ qī diǎn bàn huì zài nàli.

I'll be there at half seven.

我上个星期在聚会上偶然遇见了他。

Wǒ shànggexīngqī zài jùhuì shàng ǒurán yùjiànle tā.

I bumped into him at a party last week.

我上个月在那里度假。

Wǒ shànggeyuè zài nàli dùjià.

I went on holiday there last month.

我不了解你在说什么。

Wǒ bù liǎojiě nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不会在这家店买任何东西。

Wǒ búhuì zài zhè jiā diàn mǎi rènhé dōngxi.

I wouldn't buy anything in this store.

我不会在这里呆很久。

Wǒ búhuì zài zhèlǐ dāi hěn jiǔ.

I won't stay here for long.

我不可能在一小时内就完成工作。

Wǒ bù kěnéng zài yì xiǎoshí nèi jiù wánchéng gōngzuò.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

我不在就别开始。

Wǒ bú zài jiù bié kāishǐ.

Don't start without me.

我不在的时候有没有人来？

Wǒ bú zài de shíhou yǒuméiyǒu rén lái?

Did anyone come in my absence?

我不在讨论这个问题的状态。

Wǒ bú zài tǎolùn zhège wèntí de zhuàngtài.

I am not in a situation to discuss this problem.

我不太明白你在说甚么。

Wǒ bú tài míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are talking about.

我不太适应在这间公司工作。

Wǒ bú tài shìyìng zài zhè jiān gōngsī gōngzuò.

I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.

我不想再在这里待着了。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zài zài zhèlǐ dàizhele.

I don't want to stay here any longer.

我不想在这些条件下工作。

Wǒ bùxiǎng zài zhèxiē tiáojiàn xià gōngzuò.

I don't want to work under these conditions.

我不懂你在说什么。

Wǒ bù dǒng nǐ zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不敢走在前面，太黑了。

Wǒ bùgǎn zǒu zài qiánmiàn, tài hēile.

I'm afraid to go first, it's too dark.

我不明白他在讲什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā zài jiǎng shénme.

I don't understand what he's saying.

我不明白你们在说什么。

Wǒ bù míngbai nǐmen zài shuō shénme.

I don't understand what you are saying.

我不是在说他。

Wǒ bú shì zài shuō tā.

I wasn't talking about him.

我不是在越南学的越南语。

Wǒ bú shì zài Yuènán xué de Yuènányǔ.

I didn't learn Vietnamese in Vietnam. ⇒ It wasn't in Vietnam that I learnt Vietnamese.

我不是在骂你。

Wǒ bú shì zài mà nǐ.

I was not scolding you.

我不相信你知道你在做什么。

Wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐ zhīdào nǐ zài zuò shénme.

I'm not convinced you know what you're doing.

我不知道什么时候要在那里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shénme shíhou yào zài nàli.

I don't know when I should be there.

我不知道他住在哪里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā zhù zài nǎlǐ.

I don't know where he lives.

我不知道他在哪。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài nǎ.

I don't know where he is.

我不知道他在那里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài nàli.

I didn't know that he was there.

我不知道他是在哪里找到她的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì zài nǎlǐ zhǎodào tā de.

I don't know where he found her.

我不知道你为甚么在这里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèi shénme zài zhèlǐ.

I don't know why you're here.

我不知道你在看东西。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ zài kàn dōngxi.

I didn't know that you were watching something.

我不知道在哪里开始好。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zài nǎlǐ kāishǐ hǎo.

I don't know where I'd begin.

我不知道她住在哪里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā zhù zài nǎlǐ.

I have no idea where she lives.

我不知道您在说什么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nín zài shuō shénme.

I don't know what you're talking about.

我不知道我在做甚么。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ zài zuò shénme.

I don't know what I'm doing.

我不知道谁会在机场见我。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shéi huì zài jīchǎng jiàn wǒ.

I didn't know who was going to meet me at the airport.

我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。

Wǒ bùjīn xiǎng wǒ de érzi yìzhí dōu zài shēng.

I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

我不管你在哪。

Wǒ bùguǎn nǐ zài nǎ.

I don't care where you are.

我也在这里。

Wǒ yě zài zhèlǐ.

I am also here.

我也没想到我会在这里。

Wǒ yě méixiǎngdào wǒ huì zài zhèlǐ.

I didn't expect to be here either.

我今天在东京。

Wǒ jīntiān zài Dōngjīng.

I am in Tokyo today.

我以为他们在说法语。

Wǒ yǐwéi tāmen zài shuō Fǎyǔ.

I thought that they were speaking French.

我以为你住在波士顿呢。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhù zài Bōshìdùn ne.

I thought that you lived in Boston.

我以前住在泰国，但现住在俄罗斯。

Wǒ yǐqián zhù zài Tàiguó, dàn xiàn zhù zài Éluósī.

I used to live in Thailand, but now I live in Russia.

我以前在山里。

Wǒ yǐqián zài shān lǐ.

I was in the mountains.

我以前在这里没见过你。

Wǒ yǐqián zài zhèlǐ méi jiànguo nǐ.

I haven't seen you around here before.

我们一直在一起。

Wǒmen yìzhí zài yìqǐ.

We have stuck together.

我们一起在学校。

Wǒmen yìqǐ zài xuéxiào.

We are at school together.

我们不在一个水平上。

Wǒmen bú zài yí gè shuǐpíng shàng.

We are on the same level.

我们不在中国。

Wǒmen bú zài Zhōngguó.

We're not in China.

我们不在波士顿。

Wǒmen bú zài Bōshìdùn.

We're not in Boston.

我们不是在巴黎认识的。

Wǒmen bú shì zài Bālí rènshi de.

It wasn't in Paris that we met.

我们不能在这里待很长时间。

Wǒmen bùnéng zài zhèlǐ dài hěn cháng shíjiān.

We can't stay in here very long.

我们不能在这里谈。

Wǒmen bùnéng zài zhèlǐ tán.

We can't talk here.

我们会住在英国。

Wǒmen huì zhù zài Yīngguó.

We will be living in England.

我们会在一小时内到达。

Wǒmen huì zài yì xiǎoshí nèi dàodá.

We'll arrive there within an hour.

我们会在第三章来解决这个问题。

Wǒmen huì zài dìsān zhāng lái jiějué zhège wèntí.

We will deal with this problem in Chapter Three.

我们会在那里见他。

Wǒmen huì zài nàli jiàn tā.

We'll meet him there.

我们会永远在一起。

Wǒmen huì yǒngyuǎn zài yìqǐ.

We will be together forever.

我们住在一个社会。

Wǒmen zhù zài yí gè shèhuì.

We live in a society.

我们住在一起。

Wǒmen zhù zài yìqǐ.

We live together.