Pinyin "zai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zai4" is split up into two parts: "z" and "ai4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "z"

Z is for Zorro.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zai4

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
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again; once more; re- / second; another / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)
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to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
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load / cargo / old variant of 載|载[zai4] / to transport / to deliver / to bear / to support
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old variant of 在[zai4]
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