在乎
zàihūTraditional: 在乎
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Translation
to care about, to mind, to take to heart
Word origin
A compound of 在 (zài, to be at or to exist) and the classical particle 乎 (hū), literally to dwell on, giving the sense of holding something in mind and caring about it.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 在 (zài, to be at) + 乎 (hū, classical particle)
Stroke order
在
乎
Examples
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I care a lot about your opinion.
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He does not care at all what others say.
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Whether it is much money or little, he does not mind.
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What she cares about most is her family.
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Why do you care so much about this?
在乎 (zài hū) means to care about or to mind, to hold something close to heart. It is most often used in the negative, 不在乎, meaning not to care.
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