在〜 in the middle of ~ing
6 phrasesHD
我在吃饭
ENI'm eating
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他在工作
ENhe's working
HD
你在做什么？
ENwhat are you doing?
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我在等你
ENI'm waiting for you
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外面在下雨
ENit's raining outside
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我正在忙
ENI'm busy right now
在〜 in the middle of ~ing in Chinese: all 6 on one list
| Chinese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我在吃饭 | wǒ zài chīfàn | I'm eating |
| 他在工作 | tā zài gōngzuò | he's working |
| 你在做什么？ | nǐ zài zuò shénme? | what are you doing? |
| 我在等你 | wǒ zài děng nǐ | I'm waiting for you |
| 外面在下雨 | wàimiàn zài xià yǔ | it's raining outside |
| 我正在忙 | wǒ zhèngzài máng | I'm busy right now |
在 before a verb marks an action in progress: 我在吃饭, I'm eating. It is the same 在 that means "at" a place, and the logic is the same - you are at the doing of it. 正在 is the emphatic form, right in the middle of it.