zài

to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

verbprepositionadverb HSK 3.0 · Band 1

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

爸爸不在家。

Dad is not home.

书在桌子上。

The book is on the table.