不在乎

bùzàihu

verb HSK 4 #1,193

Meanings

Tā bù zàihu biérén de kànfǎ.

He doesn't care about other people's opinions.

Wǒ bù zàihu qián duō qián shǎo.

I don't care whether it's a lot or a little money.

Tā jiǎzhuāng bù zàihu, qíshí hěn shāngxīn.

She pretended not to care, but she was actually very sad.

grammar

在乎 (to care about) is usually used in negative sentences (不在乎) or questions (你在乎吗？). It's less common in affirmative statements.

不 bù

在 zài

乎 hū