Chinese word dictionary

在乎

zàihu · to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about

Practice word

Word information

Simplified在乎

Traditional在乎

Pinyinzàihu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

在zài

at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

乎hū

interrogative or exclamatory final particle

How to learn 在乎

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

现在xiànzài

now; at present; currently

在zài

to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

几乎jīhū

almost; nearly; practically

实在shízài

really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

存在cúnzài

to exist; to be; existence