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When you want to express the place you are doing something in, you can use 在 (zai).
Structure
To indicate the location that a verb takes place in, 在 is used.
Subject + 在 + Location + Verb + Object
Notice that the location is placed before the verb in Chinese, whereas it appears afterwards in English.
Examples
- 我 在 上海 工作。
- 我 在 酒吧 喝 酒。
- 他 在 图书馆 看 书。
