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正在 zhèngzài — 表示动作正在进行

zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling)zheng4zai4

表示动作正在进行

HSK 2· HSK 1–4（旧版）adverb
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义项

  1. 表示动作正在进行

    Marks an action in progress at the moment spoken of. It stands before the verb — 他正在打电话 — and does not combine with the completive 了.

    adverb

字形拆解

  • 在
    zài (fourth tone, falling)

    to be at, to be in, to exist, to be present; at, in, on (before a place); (before a verb) the progressive marker

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例句

  • 他正在打电话。他正在打電話。Tā (first tone, high and level) zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling) dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà. (fourth tone, falling)···

    He’s on the phone right now.

  • 老师正在上课。老師正在上課。Lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling) shàng (fourth tone, falling) kè. (fourth tone, falling)···

    The teacher is teaching at the moment.

常见错误

  • 不太对他正在看书了。

    正确他正在看书。

    正在 says the action is still unfolding, while 了 reports that something has come about. The two pull in opposite directions and do not go together.

近义词

含“在”的词