Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 37
我在看书I'm reading
Say what you're doing right now with 在 and 正在, and ask what someone is doing.
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我在看书— I'm reading
- 朋月友天, 你在做什么?What are you doing?
- 友天我在看书. 你呢?Reading. You?
- 朋月我正在吃饭.Eating right now.
- 友天小白呢?And Xiao Bai?
- 朋月她病了, 坐着喝茶.She's sick — sitting and drinking tea.
- 友天我们都做不一样的事.We're all doing different things.
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你好了吗— Are you better?
- 山明小白, 你身体好了吗?Xiao Bai, are you feeling better?
- 小白好多了. 我正在吃饭.Much better. I'm eating right now.
- 山明友天在家吗?Is You Tian at home?
- 小白在. 她在门口坐着看书.Yes. She's sitting by the door, reading.
- 山明太好了. 你们都没事儿!Great. You're both all right!
- 小白你呢? 你在做什么?What about you? What are you doing?
- 山明我在工作. 今天有很多事.I'm working. There's a lot to do today.
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- 在
adverbin the middle of (V)
- 正
adverbright now
- 正在
expressionright now (V-ing)
- 着
auxiliary(continuous particle)
- 做
verbto do
- 事
nounthing to do; matter
- 没事儿
expressionall right; nothing wrong
- 门口
noundoorway
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- 做
(in 做过 = have done)
做过 zuò guo — have done- 正
right now
正在 zhèngzài — right now (V-ing)- 着
(continuous)
- 事
matter
故事 gùshi — story同事 tóngshì — colleague
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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zhèngright nowWriting
zhe(continuous)Writing
Grammar
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Doing it now: (正)在 + verb
Explanation
To say someone is doing something right now, put 在 or 正在 before the verb: 我在看书 (I'm reading), 我正在吃饭 (I'm eating right now). 正在 stresses "right at this moment". To ask what someone is doing: 你在做什么?
Examples
- 我在看书.I'm reading.
- 她正在吃饭.She's eating right now.
- 你在做什么?What are you doing?
- 他在喝茶.He's drinking tea.
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Verb + 着: a state that goes on
Explanation
着 after a verb says a state goes on and hasn't changed: 门开着 (the door is open). With two verbs, 着 says how the second action is done: 坐着喝茶 (drink tea sitting down).
Examples
- 门开着.The door is open.
- 她坐着喝茶.She's sitting and drinking tea.
- 他在门口坐着看书.He's sitting at the door reading.
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