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正在 vs 正 vs 在(近义词)

/ Zhèngzài yus zhēng yus zài /
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Definition

in process of in course of/ in process of/ in process of

Example

用法1
1)To show that some action is in progress,正在,正,在 can all be used:
1
ma
妈妈
zhèngzài
正在
  
(
  
/
zhēng
  
/
zài
  
)
máng
zhāo
zuò
wǎnfàn
晚饭
  

Mother is preparing supper.

2
zhèngzài
正在
  
(
  
/
zhēng
  
/
zài
  
)
dòu
xué
大学
  

He's at college now.

3
Zhōngguó
中国
zhèngzài
正在
  
(
  
/
zhēng
  
/
zài
  
)
zǒuxiàng
走向
xiàndàihuà
现代化
  

China is marching to the modernization.

用法2
1)To mean"in a quiet,motionlessstate",正 is used:
4
午夜
  
,
cūnzi
村子
rén
zhēng
shuì
de
xiāng
  

At midnight, the villagers were sleeping soundly.

5
Yuèliang
月亮
xià
下去
le
  
,
běidǒuxīng
北斗星
zhēng
héng
guà
zài
tiānkōng
天空
  

The Big Dipper was shining over the sky as the moon set down.

6
Guójiā
国家
de
jīng
经济
zhēng
chǔ
处于
tiáozhěng
调整期
  

The country's economy is in the course of adapting.

用法3
1)To mean"just this one and not any other",正 is used.
7
zhǎo
de
zhèngshì
正是
zhè
běn
shū
  

It is the very book that I'm looking for.

8
Zhēng
yīnwèi
因为
è
饿
le
极了
  
,
cái
yīnggāi
应该
xiàzi
一下子
chī
de
hěnduō
很多
  

You shouldn't eat too much at a time just be- cause of excessive hunger.

9
shuō
dào
zhuāng
服装
  
,
zhè
zhèngshì
正是
gǎnxìng
感兴趣
de
huà
话题
  

When it comes to the costume,that's the very thing I'm interested in.

用法4
1)To mean"happen to be"正 is used:
10
gǎndào
赶到
huìchǎng
会场
  
,
xiǎowáng
小王
zhēng
jìn
mén
  

When I got to the meeting,I saw Xiao Wang was coming in too.

11
Qián
钱币
zhēng
diào
zài
shang
地上
de
xiǎo
dòng
  

The coin fell into a very nole in the ground.

12
men
我们
zhè
这里
zhēng
quē
shū
秘书
  
,
lái
  

We need a secretary here, so come to us.