在 zoi⁶ {zài}

(preposition) 1. On, in, at; (verb) Be (alive)

在 zoi⁶ {zài}

1. (located) at
2. (to be) in
3. to exist
4. in the middle of doing sth
5. (indicating an action in progress)

在家 zoi⁶ gaa¹ {zài jiā}

1. at home 2. home-based

在意 zoi⁶ ji³ {zài yì}

in one's mind

在望 zoi⁶ mong⁶ {zài wàng}

visible in the horizon

在案 zoi⁶ on³ {zài àn}

Documented

在生 zoi⁶ saang¹ {zài shēng}

still alive

在心 zoi⁶ sam¹ {zài xīn}

in my heart

在在 zoi⁶ zoi⁶ {zài zài}

Here

在握 zoi⁶ aak¹ {zài wò}

1. (fig.) to hold in one's hands
2. to be within grasp

在此 zoi⁶ ci² {zài cǐ}

1. hereto
2. here

在前 zoi⁶ cin⁴ {zài qián}

1. ahead
2. formerly
3. in the past

在朝 zoi⁶ ciu⁴ {zài cháo}

sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)

在場〔-场〕 zoi⁶ coeng⁴ {zài chǎng}

1. to be present
2. to be on the scene

在地 zoi⁶ dei⁶ {zài dì}

local

在乎 zoi⁶ fu⁴ {zài hu}

1. to care about
2. equivalent of 在於

在教 zoi⁶ gaau³ {zài jiào}

to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)

在下 zoi⁶ haa⁶ {zài xià}

1. under
2. myself (humble)

在後〔-后〕 zoi⁶ hau⁶ {zài hòu}

behind

在行 zoi⁶ hong⁴ {zài háng}

1. to be adept at sth
2. to be an expert in a trade or profession

在野 zoi⁶ je⁵ {zài yě}

1. to be out of (political) office
2. to be out of power

在意 zoi⁶ ji³ {zài yì}

1. to care about
2. to mind

在於〔-于〕 zoi⁶ jyu¹ {zài yú}

1. to be in
2. to lie in
3. to consist in
4. to depend on
5. to rest with

在理 zoi⁶ lei⁵ {zài lǐ}

1. reasonable
2. sensible

在外 zoi⁶ ngoi⁶ {zài wài}

outer

在內〔-内〕 zoi⁶ noi⁶ {zài nèi}

including

在編〔-编〕 zoi⁶ pin¹ {zài biān}

1. to be on the regular payroll
2. to be on the permanent staff

在旁 zoi⁶ pong⁴ {zài páng}

1. alongside
2. nearby

在世 zoi⁶ sai³ {zài shì}

to be alive

在身 zoi⁶ san¹ {zài shēn}

1. to possess
2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)

在先 zoi⁶ sin¹ {zài xiān}

1. to come first
2. previous
3. prior
4. beforehand
5. first
6. formerly

在線〔-线〕 zoi⁶ sin³ {zài xiàn}

online

在途 zoi⁶ tou⁴ {zài tú}

in transit (of passengers, goods etc)

在逃 zoi⁶ tou⁴ {zài táo}

to be at large (of a criminal)

在華〔-华〕 zoi⁶ waa⁴ {zài Huá}

1. within China
2. during one's visit to China

在位 zoi⁶ wai⁶ {zài wèi}

1. on the throne
2. reigning (monarch)

在即 zoi⁶ zik¹ {zài jí}

1. near at hand
2. imminent
3. within sight

在職〔-职〕 zoi⁶ zik¹ {zài zhí}

1. to be employed
2. to be in post
3. on-the-job

在座 zoi⁶ zo⁶ {zài zuò}

to be present

在此後〔--后〕 zoi⁶ ci² hau⁶ {zài cǐ hòu}

1. after this
2. from then on

在槍口〔-枪-〕 zoi⁶ coeng¹ hau² {zài qiāng kǒu}

at gunpoint

在地下 zoi⁶ dei⁶ haa⁶ {zài dì xià}

underground

在高處〔--处〕 zoi⁶ gou¹ cyu³ {zài gāo chù}

aloft

在下方 zoi⁶ haa⁶ fong¹ {zài xià fāng}

beneath

在下面 zoi⁶ haa⁶ min⁶ {zài xià miàn}

underneath

在一起 zoi⁶ jat¹ hei² {zài yī qǐ}

together

在野黨〔--党〕 zoi⁶ je⁵ dong² {zài yě dǎng}

opposition party

在其中 zoi⁶ kei⁴ zung¹ {zài qí zhōng}

1. therein
2. wherein

在來米〔-来-〕 zoi⁶ loi⁴ mai⁵ {zài lái mǐ}

long-grained non-glutinous rice (Tw)

在那兒〔--儿〕 zoi⁶ naa⁵ ji⁴ {zài na r}

1. (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)
2. just ...ing (and nothing else)

在眼前 zoi⁶ ngaan⁵ cin⁴ {zài yǎn qián}

1. now
2. at the present

在我看 zoi⁶ ngo⁵ hon³ {zài wǒ kàn}

1. in my opinion
2. in my view

在深處〔--处〕 zoi⁶ sam¹ cyu³ {zài shēn chù}

deeply

在室內〔--内〕 zoi⁶ sat¹ naap⁶ {zài shì nèi}

indoors

在戶外〔-户-〕 zoi⁶ wu⁶ ngoi⁶ {zài hù wài}

outdoors

在所不惜 zoi⁶ so² bat¹ sik¹ {zài suǒ bù xī}

determine to do something, regardless of the price for achieving the goal

在此之前 zoi⁶ ci² zi¹ cin⁴ {zài cǐ zhī qián}

1. before that
2. beforehand
3. previously

在此之後〔---后〕 zoi⁶ ci² zi¹ hau⁶ {zài cǐ zhī hòu}

1. after this
2. afterwards
3. next

在此之際〔---际〕 zoi⁶ ci² zi¹ zai³ {zài cǐ zhī jì}

1. meanwhile
2. at the same time

在所不辭〔---辞〕 zoi⁶ so² bat¹ ci⁴ {zài suǒ bù cí}

1. under no circumstances decline to (idiom)
2. without hesitation
3. to have no reservations to

在所不計〔---计〕 zoi⁶ so² bat¹ gai³ {zài suǒ bù jì}

1. irrespective of
2. to have no concerns whatsoever about

在所難免〔--难-〕 zoi⁶ so² naan⁴ min⁵ {zài suǒ nán miǎn}

to be unavoidable (idiom)

在天之靈〔---灵〕 zoi⁶ tin¹ zi¹ ling⁴ {zài tiān zhī líng}

soul and spirit of the deceased

在位時代〔--时-〕 zoi⁶ wai⁶ si⁴ doi⁶ {zài wèi shí dài}

reign (of a king, emperor etc)

在真空中 zoi⁶ zan¹ hung¹ zung¹ {zài zhēn kōng zhōng}

in a vacuum

在這期間〔-这-间〕 zoi⁶ ze² kei⁴ gaan¹ {zài zhè qī jiān}

1. during time
2. in this time

在這之前〔-这--〕 zoi⁶ ze² zi¹ cin⁴ {zài zhè zhī qián}

1. before then
2. up until that point

在職訓練〔-职训练〕 zoi⁶ zik¹ fan³ lin⁶ {zài zhí xùn liàn}

on-the-job training

在訴訟期間〔-诉讼-间〕 zoi⁶ sou³ zung⁶ kei⁴ gaan¹ {zài sù sòng qī jiān}

1. pendente lite
2. during litigation

在家千日好，出門一時難〔-------门-时难〕 zoi⁶ gaa¹ cin¹ jat⁶ hou², ceot¹ mun⁴ jat¹ si⁴ naan⁴ {zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán}

1. lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2. fig. there's no place like home

在家靠父母，出門靠朋友〔-------门---〕 zoi⁶ gaa¹ kaau³ fu⁶ mou⁵ ，ceot¹ mun⁴ kaau³ pang⁴ jau⁵ {zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you}

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 zoi⁶ gaa¹ kaau³ fu⁶ mou⁵, ceot¹ ngoi⁶ kaau³ pang⁴ jau⁵ {zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you}

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝〔--愿---鸟---愿-连--〕 zoi⁶ tin¹ jyun⁶ zou⁶ bei² jik⁶ niu⁵ ，zoi⁶ dei⁶ jyun⁶ zou⁶ lin⁴ lei⁵ zi¹ {zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī}

1. In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
2. wishing for conjugal bliss