在乎
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
在乎 (zàihu) · to care about
在乎 (zàihu) means “to care about; to mind”. It is written with 2 characters: 在 (at) + 乎 (interrogative or exclamatory final particle). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 在乎 is built
The characters
在 zài · at
What 在 is made of
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 才 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
乎 hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
What 乎 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
我不在乎别人怎么说。Wǒ bù zàihu biérén zěnme shuō.I don't care what others say.
你在乎这次考试的成绩吗?Nǐ zàihu zhè cì kǎoshì de chéngjì ma?Do you care about your score on this exam?
Questions about 在乎
What does 在乎 mean?
在乎 (zàihu) means “to care about; to mind”.
How do you pronounce 在乎?
在乎 is pronounced zàihu.
Which HSK level is 在乎?
在乎 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 实在shízàihonest
- 存在cúnzàito exist
- 不在乎bùzàihunot to care
- 在于zàiyúto lie in
- 内在nèizàiinner
- 在意zàiyìto mind
- 在zàiat
Learn 在乎 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.