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正在

zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

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Meaning of 正在 in English

zhèngzàiHSK 1adverbSyllabus #286
  1. to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

Example sentences

  1. 瑪麗正在幫忙她的母親。
    mǎ lì zhèng zài bāng máng tā de mǔ qīn。
    Mary is helping her mother.
    Tatoeba #834816 by Martha · #31998 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我兒子正在鍛鍊上廁所。
    wǒ ér zi zhèng zài duàn liàn shàng cè suǒ。
    My son is being potty trained.
    Tatoeba #13552165 by LeviHighway · #9662302 by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 她現在正在做她的功課。
    tā xiàn zài zhèng zài zuò tā de gōng kè。
    She is doing her homework now.
    Tatoeba #851533 by Martha · #313708 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

正 on its own →
zhèng · straight

HSK words with 正

正HSK 2真正HSK 4正常HSK 4正好HSK 4正确HSK 4正式HSK 4反正HSK 5改正HSK 5正如HSK 5公正HSK 6
在 on its own →
zài · to exist; to be alive

HSK words with 在

在HSK 1现在HSK 1实在HSK 4存在HSK 5在场HSK 5在乎HSK 5在内HSK 5在线HSK 5在于HSK 5在意HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences