正在 (zhèngzài) means Right now (in the process of). Below are 24 of the 78 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 正在 写作业。
Tā zhèng zài xiě zuòyè.
He is doing his homework right now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 正
当时我 正在 开会。
Dāngshí wǒ zhèngzài kāi huì.
At that time I was in a meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 当时
工人们 正在 修路。
Gōngrénmen zhèngzài xiū lù.
The workers are repairing the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 工人
他们家 正在 装修。
Tāmen jiā zhèngzài zhuāngxiū.
Their home is being renovated.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 装修
奶奶 正在 捏饺子。
Nǎinai zhèngzài niē jiǎozi.
Grandma is pinching dumplings closed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捏
妈妈 正在 厨房做饭。
Māma zhèngzài chúfáng zuò fàn.
Mum is cooking in the kitchen.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 厨房
这件外套 正在 打折。
Zhè jiàn wàitào zhèngzài dǎzhé.
This coat is on sale at the moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打折
这家公司 正在 招聘。
Zhè jiā gōngsī zhèngzài zhāopìn.
This company is recruiting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 招聘
师傅 正在 安装空调。
Shīfu zhèngzài ānzhuāng kōngtiáo.
The technician is installing the air conditioner.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 安装
他 正在 写工作报告。
Tā zhèngzài xiě gōngzuò bàogào.
He is writing a work report.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 报告
电台 正在 播放音乐。
Diàntái zhèngzài bōfàng yīnyuè.
The radio station is playing music.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 播放
他 正在 为工作发愁。
Tā zhèngzài wèi gōngzuò fā chóu.
He is worrying about work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发愁
他 正在 写毕业论文。
Tā zhèngzài xiě bìyè lùnwén.
He is writing his graduation thesis.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 论文
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正在 appears in 78 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 正在
How is 正在 used in a sentence?
This page shows 78 sentences using 正在 (zhèngzài, "Right now (in the process of)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 正在 an HSK word?
Yes — 正在 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 正在?
The dictionary page for 正在 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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