How to say “care about” in Chinese
care about; (not) mind
“Care about” in Chinese is 在乎, zài hu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
在乎 is read zài hu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It almost never appears on its own, only in words like 几乎.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “在乎”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 在乎. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你一点儿也不在乎我！nǐyìdiǎnryěbúzàihuwǒYou don't care about me at all!
- 我不在乎别人怎么说wǒbúzàihubiérénzěnmeshuōI don't care what other people say.
- 他不在乎外界的看法tābúzàihuwàijièdekànfǎHe doesn't care what other people think.
More words from the lesson “Fighting and making up”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “care about” in Chinese?
“Care about” in Chinese is 在乎, pinyin zàihu.
What does 在乎 mean?
在乎 (zàihu) means “care about; (not) mind”.
How do you write 在乎?
在乎 is 2 characters: 在 (zài) — be at, be in; 乎 (hū) — literary particle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 在乎?
在乎 is read zàihu. Tones: zài — fourth tone, hu — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“care about” in the lesson “Fighting and making up”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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