| 1 | 在 | 在 | zài | zai4 | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) | | |
| 2 | 现在 | 現在 | xiàn zài | xian4 zai4 | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays | | |
| 3 | 存在 | 存在 | cún zài | cun2 zai4 | to exist; to be; existence | | |
| 4 | 正在 | 正在 | zhèng zài | zheng4 zai4 | just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) | | |
| 5 | 在于 | 在於 | zài yú | zai4 yu2 | to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with | | |
| 6 | 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | shi2 zai4 | really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality | | |
| 7 | 内在 | 內在 | nèi zài | nei4 zai4 | inner; internal; intrinsic; innate | | |
| 8 | 处在 | 處在 | chǔ zài | chu3 zai4 | to be situated at; to find oneself at | | |
| 9 | 所在 | 所在 | suǒ zài | suo3 zai4 | place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located | | |
| 10 | 在内 | 在內 | zài nèi | zai4 nei4 | (included) in it; among them | | |
| 11 | 早在 | 早在 | zǎo zài | zao3 zai4 | as early as | | |
| 12 | 放在 | 放在 | fàng zài | fang4 zai4 | place in, on, at | | |
| 13 | 外在 | 外在 | wài zài | wai4 zai4 | external; extrinsic | | |
| 14 | 潜在 | 潛在 | qián zài | qian2 zai4 | hidden; potential; latent | | |
| 15 | 在场 | 在場 | zài chǎng | zai4 chang3 | to be present; to be on the scene | | |
| 16 | 所在地 | 所在地 | suǒ zài dì | suo3 zai4 di4 | location; site | | |
| 17 | 好在 | 好在 | hǎo zài | hao3 zai4 | luckily; fortunately | | |
| 18 | 在外 | 在外 | zài wài | zai4 wai4 | outer; excluded | | |
| 19 | 不在乎 | 不在乎 | bù zài hu | bu4 zai4 hu5 | not to care | | |
| 20 | 在职 | 在職 | zài zhí | zai4 zhi2 | to be employed; to be in post; on-the-job | | |
| 21 | 何在 | 何在 | hé zài | he2 zai4 | where?; what place? | | |
| 22 | 同在 | 同在 | tóng zài | tong2 zai4 | to be with | | |
| 23 | 在座 | 在座 | zài zuò | zai4 zuo4 | to be present | | |
| 24 | 在意 | 在意 | zài yì | zai4 yi4 | to care about; to mind | | |
| 25 | 在我看来 | 在我看來 | zài wǒ kàn lái | zai4 wo3 kan4 lai2 | in my opinion | | |