在

zài

be at, in, on; consist in, rest

How to write 在, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 土 (earth), phonetic 才

Made of 才 + 土

现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
存在cún zàito exist; to be; existence
不在乎bù zài hunot to care
实在shí zàireally; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
在家zài jiāto be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
在乎zài huto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about
在意zài yìto care about; to mind
在场zài chǎngto be present; to be on the scene
在于zài yúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
所在suǒ zàiplace; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
在外zài wàiouter; excluded

你的英语正在进步。
nǐ de yīng yǔ zhèng zài jìn bù 。
Your English is improving.
把钱保存在安全的地方。
bǎ qián bǎo cún zài ān quán de dì fāng 。
Keep the money in a safe place.
你在我旁边，现在一切都好了。
nǐ zài wǒ páng biān ， xiàn zài yí qiè dōu hǎo le 。
You're by my side; everything's fine now.
你要做的只是坐在这儿。
nǐ yào zuò de zhǐ shì zuò zài zhè ér 。
You have only to sit here.
把扑克牌放在橡木桌上。
bǎ pū kè pái fàng zài xiàng mù zhuō shàng 。
Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.