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v.not be in; be absent; not at home or a certain place; not inclusive
- bù zài cǐ nèi
  不在此内
  not included
- bù zài xiàn chǎng
  不在现场
  not at the scene
- tā bù zài bàn gōng shì kě néng shì gōng zuò qù le
  他不在办公室，可能是工作去了。
  He's not in the office, probably he's gone out on some business.
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v.not depend on
- nǐ de qù yù liú gēn běn bù zài wǒ
  你的去与留根本不在我。
  It is not I who decide you stay or go.
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v.euphpass away; be dead
- zhè rén yǐ jīng bù zài le
  这人已经不在了。
  This person is no longer with us.
- wǒ zǔ mǔ qù nián jiù bù zài le
  我祖母去年就不在了。
  My grandmother passed away last year.
- tā qù nián jiù bù zài le
  他去年就不在了。
  He died last year.

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