Dictionary/不在

不在

bù zài

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ
V
1not to be present
2to be out
3(euphemism) to pass away
4to be deceased

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guān jiàn关键bú zài不在chuān穿shén me什么,ér shì而是zěn me怎么chuān穿。
关键不在穿什么,而是怎么穿。
It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.
我给她打电话的时候她不在。
She was out when I called.
上司不在,部下就轻松自在。
When the cat is away, the mice will play.