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Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "在"
The character "在" has 6 strokes. Its radical is "土". View the introduction of "在"
Let's take a look at the stroke order of "在."
一
丿
丨
一
丨
一
Animated demonstration of the stroke order for the Chinese character "在"
Characters with the same pronunciation as "在"
The basic meaning of the Chinese character "在"
v.: exist; be alive; be at/in/on (a place); be on the job; be at the post; be a member of an organization; lie in; consist in; depend on; rest with
prep.: at/in (a place or time)
Form words with "在"
在在皆是 can be seen everywhere
在晚上 in the evening; at night
在幕后 be in the background
在旗 be a bannerman
在家里 be at home; be in
在市郊 in the suburbs (of)
在源头 at the source (of)
在组织 belong to a certain organization
在家人 layman
在下午 in the afternoon
在度蜜月 be on one's honeymoon
在中午 at noon
在不同程度上 in varying degrees
在上海港上岸 land at the Shanghai port
在京城供事 work in the capital
在窗户下方 beneath the window
生活在水里 live in water
在城里游荡 gad about town
在旅店住宿 put up at an inn
在车站闲荡 loiter around a station
Example phrases using "在"
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这夹克太小了,绷在身上不舒服。
This jacket is too small and uncomfortably tight.
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那个人有好几天没在村里露脸了。
That man had not appeared in the village for several days.
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在这个油田有许多新的油井投产。
A number of new wells were brought in in the oilfield.
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污染地球大气在道义上是屈理的。
Poisoning the earth’s atmosphere is morally unjustifiable.
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他认为美不是外在的而是内在的。
He believed that beauty was not something imposed but something immanent.
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在马鞍下放个软垫以免蹭破马背。
Put a soft pad under the saddle to avoid chafing the horse’s back.
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这种疾病在洪涝地区蔓延得很快。
The illness runs rife quickly in the flood-stricken area.
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不管在什么场合,他从没犯过怵。
Under no circumstances has he ever been found diffident.
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乐曲在这里由C大调转为A小调。
Here the music modulates from C major to A minor.
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找不到工作,他整天在外面晃荡。
Unable to find a job, he loafs around all day long.
Explanation of Chinese character strokes
The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:
Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".
Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".
Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".
Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".
Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".
Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".
Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".
Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".
These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.