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Chinese
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just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
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(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
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simp. and trad.
(正在)
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正
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在
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Pronunciation
Adverb
正在
- in the process of; currently (similar to English -ing); in progress
- 正在維修。／正在维修。 ― Zhèngzài wéixiū. ― Under repair.
- 我正在吃飯／我正在吃饭 ― wǒ zhèngzài chīfàn ― I'm eating.
正在檢修，請您稍候。 [MSC, trad.]
正在检修，请您稍候。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhèngzài jiǎnxiū, qǐng nín shāohòu.
- Maintenance in progress – please wait.
我的孩子正在小學讀書。 [MSC, trad.]
我的孩子正在小学读书。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ de háizi zhèngzài xiǎoxué dúshū.
- My child is currently in primary school.
最終協議的談判正在悄悄進行。 [MSC, trad.]
最终协议的谈判正在悄悄进行。 [MSC, simp.]- Zuìzhōng xiéyì de tánpàn zhèngzài qiāoqiāo jìnxíng.
- Negotiations on the final agreement are progressing in secret.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
正在 (“in the process of; currently”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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正在, 刻正
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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正在, 在
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| Taiwan
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正在, 在
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| Guilin
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在
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| Malaysia
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正在, 在
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| Singapore
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正在, 在
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
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| Hong Kong
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喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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喺度
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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當, 在該, 當在
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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當, 在該
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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當, 在該
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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當, 在該
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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當, 在該
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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正在, 在遐
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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著𡅏, 𡅏
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| Fuqing
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著𡅏
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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著𡅏
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
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| Quanzhou
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
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| Zhangzhou
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咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 當時
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| Tainan
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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佇
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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佇, 佇咧
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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佇咧, 咧
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| Shantou
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在
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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在
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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在
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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辣, 辣辣, 辣海
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| Ningbo
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來, 來的, 來該, 來當, 來東, 來勒
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| Wenzhou
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是, 是搭
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