Learn 在 (zài) to Find Everything and Everyone You Need!

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Channel: eChineseLearning · 2016 · Education

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As they say in the Real Estate business: Location, Location, Location. In Chinese, you can show location by using "在 (zài)" which means "to be located (at some place)". The structure is: 

Subj. + 在 (zài) + ma 

It is used to ask if something/someone you're looking for is "here". 

To answer: Somebody + 在 (zài) = "That someone is here". However, if the answer is negative, you can use:

someone  + bù + 在 (zài) = someone is NOT here. An example:

他 不 在 学校。
Tā bù zài xuéxiào.
He is not at school.

Somebody + 在 (zài) + nǎr? Means "where is somebody?" 
To answer:

Tā + 在 (zài) + location

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