在乎

zàihu

verb HSK 4 #1,497

Meanings

1 to care about; to mind
2 to take to heart

Characters

at; in; to exist

classical particle (question/exclamation)

Examples

我不在乎别人怎么说。

Wǒ bù zàihu biéren zěnme shuō.

I don't care what others say.

她很在乎你的感受。

Tā hěn zàihu nǐ de gǎnshòu.

She cares a lot about your feelings.

你在乎钱还是在乎人？

Nǐ zàihu qián háishi zàihu rén?

Do you care about money or people?

Tips

usage

在乎 is often used in the negative: 不在乎 (don't care). It expresses emotional investment — you 在乎 things that matter to your heart.

Stroke Order

在 zài

乎 hū