zài

common
verb

Meaning of 不在

不在 means not present; not at home or a specific place; to have passed away; to be deceased. Pronounced bù zài.

  • not present; not at home or a specific place
  • to have passed away; to be deceased

Definitions & Examples

Nín
zhǎo
ge
ya
 
zài
 

You're looking for my brother? He's not here.

zài
bàn
gōng
shì
 
néng
shì
lián
gōng
zuò
le
 

He's not in the office; he might have gone out on business.

Qǐng
wèn
Wáng
jīng
zài
ma
 
 
 
bào
qiàn
 
xiàn
zài
zài
 

Is Manager Wang available? — Sorry, he's not in right now.

zuó
tiān
jiā
 
gāng
hǎo
zài
 

I went to his house yesterday, but he happened to be out.