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  *在* | 在* | *在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
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now; at present; currently
HSK 1
to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
HSK 1
to 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)
HSK 1
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
HSK 2
to exist / to be / existence
HSK 3
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
HSK 4
not to care
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to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about
HSK 4
to be present; to be on the scene
HSK 5
inner / internal / intrinsic / innate
HSK 5
place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
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to be situated at / to find oneself at
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(included) in it / among them
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comfortable; at ease
HSK 6
online; connected to the Internet / (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
HSK 7-9
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
to be employed / to be in post / on-the-job
HSK 7-9
hidden / potential / latent
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to care about / to mind
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luckily / fortunately
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to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)
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lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home
What's (he) up to? / What's the motive behind all this?
in Taiwan (used attributively)
deeply
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
before then / up until that point
location; site
outer / excluded
not to be present / to be out / (euphemism) to pass away / to be deceased
to be alive
near at hand / imminent / within sight
to be out of (political) office / to be out of power
to pay no attention to / not to mind
(idiom) situated high; aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart
to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
ahead / formerly / in the past
uneasy / ill at ease
to be on the throne; to reign / to hold a particular leadership position
where? / what place?
to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day
to be everywhere
reasonable / sensible
to be unavoidable (idiom)
within China / during one's visit to China
external / extrinsic
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
win or lose, it all ends here / this is the moment to shine
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
not in the least concerned (idiom) / reckless / couldn't give a damn about it / unperturbed / couldn't care less / harum scarum
(of personnel or positions) having permanent status under China's official staffing system 編制|编制, with full benefits and job security
(Tw) calm; unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
opposition party
inner beauty
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
not to refuse to (idiom) / not to hesitate to
to be in a position of power
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
to be adept at sth / to be an expert in a trade or profession
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success
gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
(Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
to be at one's post
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
(fig.) to hold in one's hands / to be within grasp
present tense
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
within view; visible / (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
to be present
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
soul and spirit of the deceased
omnipresent
live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
existentialism
to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)
to be at large (of a criminal)
to have a prior engagement
irrespective of / to have no concerns whatsoever about
America Online (AOL)
to be at death's door (idiom)
under construction
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet

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