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在乎 (zài hu): Care about (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

在 • zài • in; at; on • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
zài在

in; at; on

乎 • hu • an interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese
hu乎

an interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese

Word Info

Pinyinzài hu
Meaningcare about; mind; take to heart
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 在乎.

  • 胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward
  • 标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
  • 成就chéng jiùachievement; accomplishment; attainment
  • 差别chā biédifference
  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 本科běn kēundergraduate course; regular college course
  • 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious disastrous; terrible
  • 到达dào dáto arrive; get to reach
  • 当地dāng dìlocal area
  • 池塘chí tángpool; pond
  • 匆忙cōng mánghastily; in a hurry
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 在乎.

Words with 在
  • 现在xiàn zàinow
  • 正在zhèng zàito be in the process of
  • 实在shí zàitruly
  • 在于
zài yú
to be in/at
  • 在内zài nèi(included) in it
  • 在场zài chǎngto be present
  • 在线zài xiànonline
  • 存在cún zàito exist; be
    • Words with 乎
    • 几乎jī hūalmost
    • 似乎sì hūit seems; as if; it looks like
    • 合乎hé hūAccord with / be in accordance with
    • 胖乎乎pàng hū hūchubby
    • 不亦乐乎bú yì lè hūIsn't it joyful? / Isn't it delightful?
    • 关乎guān hūconcern; relate to
    • 出乎chū hūto go beyond (expectations)
    • 热乎rè huwarm, hot (colloquial)
    4.

    How to Use 在乎 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    zài在
    hu乎
    qián钱
    neutral
    care about money
    zài在
    hu乎
    bié别
    rén人
    neutral
    care about others
    Adverb + Verb
    bù不
    zài在
    hu乎
    neutral
    not care
    5.

    Example Sentences with 在乎

    tā他
    bú不
    tài太
    zài在
    hu乎
    bié别
    hěn很
    zài在
    hu乎
    neutral
    care a lot
    rén人
    zěn怎
    me么
    kàn看
    tā他
    。
    He doesn't really care about how others see him.
    nǐ你
    shì是
    fǒu否
    zài在
    hu乎
    zhè这
    cì次
    hé合
    zuò作
    xiàng项
    mù目
    dì的
    zuì最
    zhōng终
    chéng成
    bài败
    ？
    Do you care about the ultimate success or failure of this collaborative project?
    tā他
    hěn很
    zài在
    hu乎
    péng朋
    you友
    de的
    yì意
    jiàn见
    。
    He cares a lot about his friends' opinions.
    gōng公
    sī司
    gāo高
    céng层
    míng明
    què确
    biǎo表
    shì示
    ，
    tā他
    men们
    zài在
    hū乎
    de的
    shì是
    cháng长
    qī期
    zhàn战
    lüè略
    ér而
    fēi非
    duǎn短
    qī期
    lì利
    rùn润
    。
    The company's senior management clearly stated that what they care about is long-term strategy, not short-term profits.
    bié别
    tài太
    zài在
    hu乎
    bǐ比
    sài赛
    de的
    shū输
    yíng赢
    ，
    xiǎng享
    shòu受
    guò过
    chéng程
    cái才
    shì是
    zuì最
    zhòng重
    yào要
    de的
    。
    Don't care too much about winning or losing the game; enjoying the process is what matters most.