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Expressing Existence with “zài”

在(表示存在 / 位置)

zài (biǎoshì cúnzài / wèizhì)

How it works

在 can show where someone or something is located.

The pattern

Subject + 在 + Place

Example sentences

我在家。

Wǒ zài jiā.

I am at home.

老师在学校。

Lǎoshī zài xuéxiào.

The teacher is at school.

书在桌子上。

Shū zài zhuōzi shàng.

The book is on the table.

Usage note

This 在 is different from 在 + verb, which means an action is in progress.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF pp. 64–65.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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