不在乎
búzàihuTraditional: 不在乎
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Translation
to not care, to be indifferent to
Word origin
A compound of 不 (bù, not), 在 (zài, to be at or concerned with) and 乎 (hū, a classical particle), together meaning to not have something on one's mind, hence to not care or be indifferent.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (bù, not) + 在 (zài, to be concerned with) + 乎 (hū, particle)
Stroke order
不
在
乎
Examples
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I do not care what other people think.
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He does not care about money at all.
？
Do you really not care?
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She pretended not to care.
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I do not care about winning or losing.
不在乎 (bú zài hu) means to not care, to be indifferent to. It is a verb phrase for not minding or attaching no importance to something.
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