be still alive

internal ⇒ 内在规律 nèizài guīlǜ → intrinsic law

be alive

employed

care ⇒ 他对别人的批评满不在乎。 Tā duì biérén de pīpíng mǎn bù zàihu. → He doesn't care about criticism from others.

( 存在 ) lie in ( pt lay ) , pp lain

be in power

employed

be present

care ⇒ 你说什么我都不会在意的。 Nǐ shuō shénme wǒ dōu bù huì zàiyì de. → Whatever you say, I just don't care.

be in prison

( 可以看见 ) be visible

be employed ⇒ 他是在职研究生。 Tā shì zàizhí yánjiūshēng. → He's working and also doing a postgraduate degree.

expert ⇒ 他对计算机很在行。 Tā duì jìsuànjī hěn zàiháng. → He's a computer expert.

be on the run

external

luckily ⇒ 他好在还有个姐姐。 Tā hǎozài háiyǒu gè jiějie. → Luckily he still has a sister.

exist ⇒ 这颗行星上可能存在生命。 Zhè kē xíngxīng shang kěnéng cúnzài shēngmìng. → Life may exist on this planet. ⇒ 企业管理存在严重的缺陷。 Qǐyè guǎnlǐ cúnzài yánzhòng de quēxiàn. → There are serious failings in the management of this enterprise. ⇒ 各国政府在这个问题上存在分歧。 Gè guó zhèngfǔ zài zhège wèntí shang cúnzài fēnqí. → Each country differs on this point. ⇒ 他沉浸在往事的追忆中,忘记了我的存在。 Tā chénjìn zài wǎngshì de zhuīyì zhōng, wàngjìle wǒ de cúnzài. → He was immersed in his recollection of the past and forgot about my existence.

honest

⇒ 这便是问题的症结所在。 Zhè biàn shì wèntí de zhēngjié suǒzài. → This is the crux of the matter. ⇒ 巨大的市场是中国的魅力所在。 Jùdà de shìchǎng shì Zhōngguó de mèilì suǒzài. → What gives China its appeal is its enormous markets.

right now ⇒ 会议正在进行。 Huìyì zhèngzài jìnxíng. → The meeting is taking place right now.

latent

now ⇒ 他要我们现在就去。 Tā yào wǒmen xiànzài jiù qù. → He wants us to go now. ⇒ 你的笔记本电脑现在不在我手里。 Nǐ de bǐjìběn diànnǎo xiànzài bù zài wǒ shǒu li. → I don't have your laptop at the moment.

( 自由 ) free

be imperative ⇒ 保护知识产权势在必行。 Bǎohù zhīshi chǎnquán shì zài bì xíng. → It is imperative that intellectual properties are protected.

be in imminent danger

flood back

⇒ 这次我看他是在劫难逃。 Zhè cì wǒ kàn tā shì zài jié nán táo. → This time I see him there will be no escape.

have one's finger on the trigger

be absent-minded ⇒ 他做事心不在焉,经常出错。 Tā zuò shì xīn bù zài yān, jīngcháng chū cuò. → He does things absent-mindedly and often makes mistakes.

have well-thought-out ideas

be indifferent to

be imminent ⇒ 解决交通堵塞迫在眉睫。 Jiějué jiāotōng dǔsè pò zài méi jié. → A solution to the traffic jam problem is imminent.

be superior

have an ulterior motive