Dictionary - results for 在

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
在	在	zài	- (located) at - (to be) in - to exist - in the middle of doing sth - (indicating an action in progress)
不在	不在	bùzài	- not to be present - to be out - (euphemism) to pass away - to be deceased
何在	何在	hézài	- where? - what place?
内在	內在	nèizài	- intrinsic - innate
同在	同在	tóngzài	- to be with
在下	在下	zàixià	- under - myself (humble)
在世	在世	zàishì	- to be alive
在乎	在乎	zàihu	- to care about - equivalent of 在於\|在于[zai4 yu2]
在位	在位	zàiwèi	- on the throne - reigning (monarch)
在先	在先	zàixiān	- to come first - previous - prior - beforehand - first - formerly
在内	在內	zàinèi	- including
在前	在前	zàiqián	- ahead - formerly - in the past
在即	在即	zàijí	- near at hand - imminent - within sight
在地	在地	zàidì	- local
在场	在場	zàichǎng	- to be present - to be on the scene
在外	在外	zàiwài	- outer
在座	在座	zàizuò	- to be present
在后	在後	zàihòu	- behind
在意	在意	zàiyì	- to care about - to mind
在握	在握	zàiwò	- (fig.) to hold in one's hands - to be within grasp
在教	在教	zàijiào	- to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)
在于	在於	zàiyú	- to be in - to lie in - to consist in - to depend on - to rest with
在旁	在旁	zàipáng	- alongside - nearby
在朝	在朝	zàicháo	- sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
在此	在此	zàicǐ	- hereto - here
在理	在理	zàilǐ	- reasonable - sensible
在线	在線	zàixiàn	- online
在编	在編	zàibiān	- to be on the regular payroll - to be on the permanent staff
在职	在職	zàizhí	- to be employed - to be in post - on-the-job
在华	在華	zàiHuá	- within China - during one's visit to China
在行	在行	zàiháng	- to be adept at sth - to be an expert in a trade or profession
在身	在身	zàishēn	- to possess - to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
在逃	在逃	zàitáo	- to be at large (of a criminal)
在途	在途	zàitú	- in transit (of passengers, goods etc)
在野	在野	zàiyě	- be out of (political) office - out of power
外在	外在	wàizài	- external - extrinsic
好在	好在	hǎozài	- luckily - fortunately
存在	存在	cúnzài	- to exist - to be - existence
实在	實在	shízài	- really - actually - indeed - true - real - honest - dependable - (philosophy) reality
所在	所在	suǒzài	- place - location - whereabouts - domicile - to be located - to belong to (organization etc)
旨在	旨在	zhǐzài	- with the purpose of
早在	早在	zǎozài	- as early as
正在	正在	zhèngzài	- just at (that time) - right in (that place) - right in the middle of (doing sth)
潜在	潛在	qiánzài	- hidden - potential - latent
现在	現在	xiànzài	- now - at present - at the moment - modern - current - nowadays
自在	自在	zìzai	- free - unrestrained - comfortable - at ease
处在	處在	chǔzài	- to be situated at - to find oneself at
设在	設在	shèzài	- located at - set up in a particular location
闲在	閑在	xiánzai	- at leisure
不在乎	不在乎	bùzàihu	- not to care
不在了	不在了	bùzàile	- to be dead - to have passed away
不在意	不在意	bùzàiyì	- to pay no attention to - not to mind
不自在	不自在	bùzìzai	- uneasiness - feel uncomfortable
内在的	內在的	nèizàide	- inner - internal
到现在	到現在	dàoxiànzài	- up until now - to date
在一起	在一起	zàiyīqǐ	- together
在下方	在下方	zàixiàfāng	- beneath
在下面	在下面	zàixiàmiàn	- underneath
在来米	在來米	zàiláimǐ	- long-grained non-glutinous rice (Tw)
在其中	在其中	zàiqízhōng	- therein - wherein
在地下	在地下	zàidìxià	- underground
在室内	在室內	zàishìnèi	- indoors
在我看	在我看	zàiwǒkàn	- in my opinion - in my view
在户外	在戶外	zàihùwài	- outdoors
在枪口	在槍口	zàiqiāngkǒu	- at gunpoint
在此后	在此後	zàicǐhòu	- after this - from then on
在深处	在深處	zàishēnchù	- deeply
在眼前	在眼前	zàiyǎnqián	- now - at the present
在那儿	在那兒	zàinar	- (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) - just ...ing (and nothing else)
在野党	在野黨	zàiyědǎng	- opposition party
在高处	在高處	zàigāochù	- aloft
所在地	所在地	suǒzàidì	- location - site
现在式	現在式	xiànzàishì	- present tense
不在状态	不在狀態	bùzàizhuàngtài	- to be out of form - not to be oneself
不在话下	不在話下	bùzàihuàxià	- to be nothing difficult - to be a cinch
并不在乎	並不在乎	bìngbùzàihu	- really does not care
事在人为	事在人為	shìzàirénwéi	- the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort - With effort, one can achieve anything.
内在几何	內在幾何	nèizàijǐhé	- intrinsic geometry
内在坐标	內在座標	nèizàizuòbiāo	- intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
内在超越	內在超越	nèizàichāoyuè	- inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)
势在必得	勢在必得	shìzàibìdé	- to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行	勢在必行	shìzàibìxíng	- circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary - imperative
危在旦夕	危在旦夕	wēizàidànxī	- in imminent peril (idiom) - on the brink of crisis
命在旦夕	命在旦夕	mìngzàidànxī	- to be at death's door (idiom)
困难在于	困難在於	kùnnánzàiyú	- the problem is...
在位时代	在位時代	zàiwèishídài	- reign (of a king, emperor etc)
在天之灵	在天之靈	zàitiānzhīlíng	- soul and spirit of the deceased
在所不计	在所不計	zàisuǒbùjì	- irrespective of - to have no concerns whatsoever about
在所不辞	在所不辭	zàisuǒbùcí	- under no circumstances decline to (idiom) - without hesitation - to have no reservations to
在所难免	在所難免	zàisuǒnánmiǎn	- to be unavoidable (idiom)
在此之前	在此之前	zàicǐzhīqián	- before that - beforehand - previously
在此之后	在此之後	zàicǐzhīhòu	- after this - afterwards - next
在此之际	在此之際	zàicǐzhījì	- meanwhile - at the same time
在真空中	在真空中	zàizhēnkōngzhōng	- in a vacuum
在职训练	在職訓練	zàizhíxùnliàn	- on-the-job training
在这之前	在這之前	zàizhèzhīqián	- before then - up until that point
在这期间	在這期間	zàizhèqījiān	- during time - in this time
外在超越	外在超越	wàizàichāoyuè	- outer transcendence (perfection through the agency of God)
大有人在	大有人在	dàyǒurénzài	- there are plenty of such people
大权在握	大權在握	dàquánzàiwò	- to be in a position of power
如鲠在喉	如鯁在喉	rúgěngzàihóu	- lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) - fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
存在主义	存在主義	cúnzàizhǔyì	- existentialism
安闲自在	安閑自在	ānxiánzìzai	- leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
居心何在	居心何在	jūxīnhézài	- What's (he) up to? - What's the motive behind all this?
左券在握	左券在握	zuǒquànzàiwò	- to be assured of success (idiom)
心不在焉	心不在焉	xīnbùzàiyān	- absent-minded - preoccupied - inattentive - with one's thoughts wandering
志不在此	志不在此	zhìbùzàicǐ	- to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
志在四方	志在四方	zhìzàisìfāng	- to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
念兹在兹	念茲在茲	niànzīzàizī	- see 念念不忘[nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4]
怀恨在心	懷恨在心	huáihènzàixīn	- to harbor hard feelings
成竹在胸	成竹在胸	chéngzhúzàixiōng	- see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]
找不自在	找不自在	zhǎobùzìzai	- to ask for trouble - to bring misfortune on oneself
挂在嘴上	掛在嘴上	guàzaizuǐshang	- to pay lip service to - to keep mentioning (without doing anything) - to blather on about sth
挂在嘴边	掛在嘴邊	guàzàizuǐbiān	- to keep saying (sth) over and over
揣在怀里	揣在懷裡	chuāizàihuáilǐ	- to tuck into one's bosom - also written 搋在懷裡\|搋在怀里
搋在怀里	搋在懷裡	chuāizàihuáilǐ	- to tuck into one's bosom - also written 揣在懷裡\|揣在怀里
放在心上	放在心上	fàngzàixīnshàng	- to care about - to take seriously - to take to heart
放在眼里	放在眼裡	fàngzàiyǎnlǐ	- to pay attention to - to care about - to attach importance to
智珠在握	智珠在握	zhìzhūzàiwò	- lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom) - fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
有约在先	有約在先	yǒuyuēzàixiān	- to have a prior engagement
朦在鼓里	朦在鼓裡	méngzàigǔlǐ	- variant of 蒙在鼓裡\|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
乐在其中	樂在其中	lèzàiqízhōng	- to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
历历在目	歷歷在目	lìlìzàimù	- vivid in one's mind (idiom)
满不在乎	滿不在乎	mǎnbùzàihu	- not in the least concerned (idiom) - reckless - couldn't give a damn about it - unperturbed - couldn't care less - harum scarum
潜在威胁	潛在威脅	qiánzàiwēixié	- potential threat - potential menace
潜在媒介	潛在媒介	qiánzàiméijiè	- potential vector
无所不在	無所不在	wúsuǒbùzài	- omnipresent
无处不在	無處不在	wúchùbùzài	- to be everywhere
珠玉在侧	珠玉在側	zhūyùzàicè	- gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
现在分词	現在分詞	xiànzàifēncí	- present participle (in English grammar)
直到现在	直到現在	zhídàoxiànzài	- even now - until now - right up to the present
看在眼里	看在眼裡	kànzàiyǎnli	- to see clearly - to take it in
蒙在鼓里	矇在鼓裡	méngzàigǔlǐ	- variant of 蒙在鼓裡\|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
美国在线	美國在線	MěiguóZàixiàn	- America Online (AOL)
义之所在	義之所在	yìzhīsuǒzài	- justice is to be found everywhere (idiom)
老神在在	老神在在	lǎoshénzàizài	- calm and easy-going (Taiwanese)
聚在一起	聚在一起	jùzàiyīqǐ	- to get together
自由自在	自由自在	zìyóuzìzài	- free and easy (idiom); carefree - leisurely
自繇自在	自繇自在	zìyóuzìzai	- free and easy (idiom); carefree - leisurely
芒刺在背	芒刺在背	mángcìzàibèi	- feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) - uneasy and nervous - to be on pins and needles
蒙在鼓里	蒙在鼓裡	méngzàigǔlǐ	- (lit.) kept inside a drum (idiom); completely in the dark
言犹在耳	言猶在耳	yányóuzàiěr	- words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
近在咫尺	近在咫尺	jìnzàizhǐchǐ	- to be almost within reach - to be close at hand
近在眼前	近在眼前	jìnzàiyǎnqián	- right under one's nose - right in front of one's eyes - close at hand - imminent
迫在眉睫	迫在眉睫	pòzàiméijié	- pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
逍遥自在	逍遙自在	xiāoyáozìzai	- free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered - outside the reach of the law (of criminal) - at large
骨鲠在喉	骨鯁在喉	gǔgěngzàihóu	- fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly - sth on one's mind
高高在上	高高在上	gāogāozàishàng	- set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality - aloof and remote
内在几何学	內在幾何學	nèizàijǐhéxué	- intrinsic geometry
包在我身上	包在我身上	bāozàiwǒshēnshang	- leave it to me (idiom) - I'll take care of it
在密切注意	在密切注意	zàimìqièzhùyì	- to pay close attention (to sth)
在诉讼期间	在訴訟期間	zàisùsòngqījiān	- pendente lite - during litigation
妙在不言中	妙在不言中	miàozàibùyánzhōng	- the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
潜在危险度	潛在危險度	qiánzàiwēixiǎndù	- latent hazard
好戏还在后头	好戲還在後頭	hǎoxìháizàihòutou	- the best part of the show is yet to come - (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come - you ain't seen nothin' yet
成败在此一举	成敗在此一舉	chéngbàizàicǐyījǔ	- win or lose, it all ends here - this is the moment to shine
毛出在羊身上	毛出在羊身上	máochūzàiyángshēnshàng	- lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. - Nothing comes for free.
生命在于运动	生命在於運動	shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng	- life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) - Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). - Life derives from physical exercise.
一年之计在于春	一年之計在於春	yīniánzhījìzàiyúchūn	- the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) - early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨	一日之計在於晨	yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén	- make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) - early morning is the golden time of the day
在大多数情况下	在大多數情況下	zàidàduōshùqíngkuàngxià	- in most instances
无限风光在险峰	無限風光在險峰	wúxiànfēngguāngzàixiǎnfēng	- The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb) - fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
独在异乡为异客	獨在異鄉為異客	dúzàiyìxiāngwéiyìkè	- a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維\|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
现在是过去钥匙	現在是過去鑰匙	xiànzàishìguòquyàoshi	- Today is the key to the past.
羊毛出在羊身上	羊毛出在羊身上	yángmáochūzàiyángshēnshàng	- lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. - Nothing comes for free.
身在曹营心在汉	身在曹營心在漢	shēnzàiCáoyíngxīnzàiHàn	- live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom.) - to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
身在福中不知福	身在福中不知福	shēnzàifúzhōngbùzhīfú	- to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
醉翁之意不在酒	醉翁之意不在酒	zuìwēngzhīyìbùzàijiǔ	- wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol - having an ulterior motive - to have other things in mind - with an ax to grind - accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
不在其位不谋其政	不在其位不謀其政	bùzàiqíwèibùmòuqízhèng	- don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
包子有肉不在褶上	包子有肉不在褶上	bāoziyǒuròubùzàizhěshàng	- a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
太阳照在桑干河上	太陽照在桑乾河上	TàiyángZhàoZàiSānggānHéShàng	- The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡	一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩	YīgèyōulíngzàiŌuzhōuyóudàng	- Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. - the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
人在江湖，身不由己	人在江湖，身不由己	rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ	- you can't always do as you like - one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
意存笔先，画尽意在	意存筆先，畫盡意在	yìcúnbǐxiān,huàjìnyìzài	- the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
老骥伏枥，志在千里	老驥伏櫪，志在千里	lǎojìfúlì,zhìzàiqiānlǐ	- lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后	螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後	tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu	- The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
谋事在人，成事在天	謀事在人，成事在天	móushìzàirén,chéngshìzàitiān	- planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
项庄舞剑，志在沛公	項莊舞劍，志在沛公	XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,zhìzàiPèigōng	- see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公\|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]
项庄舞剑，意在沛公	項莊舞劍，意在沛公	XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōng	- lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦\|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴\|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] - an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
养兵千日，用在一时	養兵千日，用在一時	yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí	- see 養兵千日，用兵一時\|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
养兵千日，用在一朝	養兵千日，用在一朝	yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīcháo	- lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
在家千日好，出门一时难	在家千日好，出門一時難	zàijiāqiānrìhǎo,chūményīshínán	- lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) - fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友	在家靠父母，出外靠朋友	zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou	- one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友	在家靠父母，出門靠朋友	zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūménkàopéngyou	- one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
师父领进门，修行在个人	師父領進門，修行在個人	shīfulǐngjìnmén,xiūxíngzàigèrén	- the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you - you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧	留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒	liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo	- While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头	老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭	lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou	- when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second - the tip of the iceberg - the cockroach principle
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好	誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好	shéixiàozàizuìhòu,shéixiàodézuìhǎo	- He laughs best who laughs last.
在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝	在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝	zàitiānyuànzuòbǐyìniǎo,zàidìyuànzuòliánlǐzhī	- In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined - wishing for conjugal bliss
穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲	窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親	qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn	- the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain