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正在

zhèng zài

HSK 2 2-character word

What 正在 means

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

The characters in 正在

• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…

Example sentences

• 正在下雹。
  It's hailing.
• 正在下雪。
  It's snowing.
• 正在下雨。
  It's raining now.
• 路正在建。
  The road is under construction.
• 我正在值班。
  Wǒ zhèngzài zhíbān.
  I am on duty now.
• 她正在泡茶。
  Tā zhèngzài pàochá.
  She was making tea.