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zài ㄗㄞˋ (1): 存在，在世。 Exist, be alive.
| 《·》: | 子曰：“父在，观其志。” | | The Master said, "While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will." | | 《·》: | 父母在，朝夕恒食，子妇佐餕，既食恒餕，父没母存，冢子御食，群子妇佐餕如初，旨甘柔滑，孺子餕。 | | 'While the parents are both alive, at their regular meals, morning and evening, the (eldest) son and his wife will encourage them to eat everything, and what is left after all, they will themselves eat. When the father is dead, and the mother still alive, the eldest son should wait upon her at her meals; and the wives of the other sons will do with what is left as in the former case. The children should have the sweet, soft', and unctuous things that are left. | | 《·》: | 故父母在，当与时小同，无亏大义，不罹患害而已。 |
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zài ㄗㄞˋ (2): 处于某种位置。 Be in a certain place.
| 《·》: | 子在陈曰：“归与！” | | When the Master was in Chen, he said, "Let me return!" | | 《·》: | 如恶之，莫如贵德而尊士，贤者在位，能者在职。 | | If a prince hates disgrace, the best course for him to pursue, is to esteem virtue and honour virtuous scholars, giving the worthiest among them places of dignity, and the able offices of trust. | | 《·》: | 关关雎鸠、在河之洲 | | Guan-guan go the ospreys, On the islet in the river. |
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zài ㄗㄞˋ (3): 存问，问候。 Inquire after, pay one's respects to.
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zài ㄗㄞˋ (4.1): 介词：在于，由于。 Preposition: due to, being that.
| 《·》: | 孟子曰：“人之患在好为人师。” | | Mencius said, 'The evil of men is that they like to be teachers of others.' | | 《·》: | 驽马十驾，功在不舍。 | | 《》: | 故夫善为王业者，在劳天下而自佚，乱天下而自安，诸侯无成谋，则其国无宿忧也。 |
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zài ㄗㄞˋ (4.2): 介词：引出动作的处所、时间等。 Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.
| 《·》: | 子在齐闻韶，三月不知肉味 | | When the Master was in Qi, he heard the Shao, and for three months did not know the taste of flesh. |
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