正在

HSK level

Traditional form

正在 zhèngzài

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

正 zhēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot (止 zhǐ ) heading toward a city. Based on the original meaning "go on a military campaign", now written as 征 zhēng . The meaning later shifted to "power", "rule" (政 zhèng ), and "correct" (正 zhēng ).

Positional decomposition

⿱一止

Number of Strokes

5

在 zài

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Origin unclear.

Phonetic compound

才 cái

Semantic compound

土 Tǔ

Positional decomposition

⿸才土

Number of Strokes

6

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安东尼 Ān dōng ní 尚未 shàng wèi 干 gān 计时 jì shí 贩毒 fàn dú 的 de 买卖 mǎi mài , 但 dàn 他 tā 说 shuì 他 tā 正在 zhèngzài 考虑 kǎolǜ 这样 zhè yàng 做 zuò .

Anthony isn't clocking yet, but says he's considering it.

有 yǒu 一 yī 只 zhǐ 老虎 lǎohǔ 跑 páo 出 chū ,正 zhēng 在 zài 城里东逃西窜 cuàn .

An escaped tiger is roaming free in the town.

他们 tā men 说 shuì ,法西斯 fǎ xī sī 军 jūn 正在 zhèngzài 迅速 xùnsù 地 de 向东 xiàng dōng 推进 tuī jìn .

The fascists were coming eastwards swiftly, they said.

国际 guójì 维和 wéi hé 部队 bù duì 正在 zhèngzài 东帝汶 Dōng dì wèn 试图 shìtú 重新 chóngxīn 恢复 huīfù 该 gāi 地区 dìqū 秩序 zhìxù .

International peacekeepers are trying to restore order in East Timor.

军团 jūn tuán 正 zhēng 在 zài 本 běn 城镇 chéng zhèn 附近 fùjìn 集结 jí jié .

The corps are [ is ] assembling near this town.

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 正在 zhèngzài and their own compounds.

正 zhēng

在 zài

亻 rén

人 rén

一 yī , 土 Tǔ

See all 120 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 正在 zhèngzài in their composition.

正 zhēng

是 shì

題 tí

禵

题 Tí , 提 tí , 匙 shī , 堤 dī , 缇 tí , 醍 tí , 媞 tí , 鳀 tí , 韪 wěi , 寔 shí , 湜 shí , 禔 tí , 諟, 踶 dì , 鍉 dī , 鞮 dī , 騠, 鶗 tí , 偍, 尟, 崼, 徥, 惿, 煶, 瑅, 睼, 碮, 緹, 翨, 蝭, 褆, 趧, 遈, 隄 dī , 韙 wěi , 鯷 tí

定 dìng

绽 zhàn , 淀 diàn , 锭 dìng , 靛 diàn , 掟, 腚 dìng , 錠 dìng , 啶 dìng , 碇 dìng , 萣 dìng , 埞, 婝, 椗, 琔, 綻 zhàn , 聢, 蝊, 諚, 顁

楚 Chǔ

憷 chù , 儊 chù , 濋 Chǔ , 檚, 璴, 礎 chǔ , 齼

政 zhèng

晸

征 zhēng

惩 chéng

延 Yán

诞 dàn , 涎 xián , 筵 yán , 蜒 yán , 挻, 埏 shān , 唌, 娫, 誕 dàn , 駳

旋 xuán

漩 xuán , 璇 xuán , 嫙 xuán , 蔙 xuàn , 镟 xuàn , 暶, 縼, 鏇

卸 xiè

御 yù , 啣

焉 yān

蔫 niān , 傿 yàn , 嫣 yān , 篶 yān , 鄢 yān , 嘕, 墕, 漹

罡 gāng

堽 gāng

证 zhèng , 整 zhěng , 症 zhèng , 歪 wāi , 怔 zhēng , 姃, 佱 fǎ , 囸 rì , 钲 zhēng , 佂, 徰, 昰, 柾, 欫, 泟, 炡, 眐, 聇, 証, 鉦, 阷, 靕, 頙, 鴊

在 zài

茬 chá , 恠

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