How to write 在
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HSK level
HSK 1在 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
在 in a sentence
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我 在 家 。I am at home.
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他 在 学 校 学 习 。He studies at school.
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我 们 在 公 园 见 面 。We meet at the park.
在 vs 再 vs 里
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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Homophone trap: 再 means 'again' (再见 'see you again'), not location. 在 is 'be at' or the progressive marker — 我在吃饭 'I'm eating'.
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在 is the verb/preposition 'be at' — 在学校; 里 is the postposition 'inside' attached to a noun — 在学校里 'inside the school'.