| 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist; to be; existence |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing) |
| 不在 | bù zài | not be in; be out |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality |
| 所在 | suǒ zài | place; location; whereabouts; domicile; to be located; to belong to (organization etc) |
| 在下 | zài xià | under; myself (humble) |
| 在世 | zài shì | to be alive |
| 内在 | nèi zài | intrinsic; innate |
| 在位 | zài wèi | on the throne; reigning (monarch) |
| 在行 | zài háng | to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession |
| 在座 | zài zuò | be present |
| 在场 | zài chǎng | to be present; to be on the scene |
| 好在 | hǎo zài | luckily; fortunately |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about; to mind |
| 何在 | hé zài | where?; what place? |
| 外在 | wài zài | external; extrinsic |
| 自在 | zì zai | free; unrestrained; comfortable; at ease |
| 在朝 | zài cháo | sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) |
| 潜在 | qián zài | hidden; potential; latent |
| 不在乎 | bù zài hu | not to care |
| 在野 | zài yě | be out of (political) office; out of power |
| 在乎 | zài hu | determined by; to care about; to mind |
| 在即 | zài jí | near at hand; imminent; within sight |
| 满不在乎 | mǎn bù zài hu | not in the least concerned (idiom); reckless; couldn't give a damn about it; unperturbed; couldn't care less; harum scarum |
| 不在了 | bù zài le | to be dead; to have passed away |
| 在逃 | zài táo | to be at large (of a criminal) |
| 不在意 | bù zài yì | pay no attention to; take no notice of; not mind; negligent; careless |
| 迫在眉睫 | pò zài méi jié | pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent |
| 心不在焉 | xīn bù zài yān | absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering |
| 在握 | zài wò | (figuratively) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp |
| 不自在 | bù zì zai | uneasiness; feel uncomfortable |
| 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely |
| 在于 | zài yú | to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with |
一个幽灵在欧洲游
荡 | Yī gè yōu líng zài Ōu zhōu yóu dàng | Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.; the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" |
| 不在话下 | bù zài huà xià | be nothing difficult; be a cinch |
| 并不在乎 | bìng bù zài hu | really does not care |
| 事在人为 | shì zài rén wéi | the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything. |
事物的本质重于外
在 | shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài | essence is more important than external appearance; a rose by any other name would smell as sweet |
人在江湖，
身不由己 | rén zài jiāng hú ,
shēn bù yóu jǐ | you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world (idiom) |
| 内在几何 | nèi zài jǐ hé | intrinsic geometry |
| 内在几何学 | nèi zài jǐ hé xué | intrinsic geometry |
| 内在坐标 | nèi zài zuò biāo | intrinsic coordinates (geometry) |
| 内在的 | nèi zài de | inner; internal |
| 到现在 | dào xiàn zài | up until now; to date |
| 势在必得 | shì zài bì dé | to be determined to win (idiom) |
| 势在必行 | shì zài bì xíng | circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative |
| 危在旦夕 | wēi zài dàn xī | lit. danger now morning or evening (idiom); on the verge of death; expected any moment now; The crisis is imminent. |
| 同在 | tóng zài | to be with |
