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不在乎

bù zài hu · bu zai hu

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. not to care
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Shirt on backwards

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)穿反(chuānfǎn)了(le)。

    Your shirt is on backwards.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)。

    I know.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不在乎(bùzàihu)吗(ma)？

    You do not care?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不在乎(bùzàihu)，今天(jīntiān)不(bù)见(jiàn)人(rén)。

    I do not care, I am not meeting anyone today.

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)不是(bùshì)要(yào)去(qù)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)吗(ma)？

    Aren't you meeting my mom today?

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)在乎(zàihu)！我(wǒ)太(tài)在乎(zàihu)了(le)！

    Ah! I care! I care so much!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)在(zài)乎(hu)发(fā)生(shēng)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)。

I don't care what happens.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)在(zài)乎(hu)炎(yán)热(rè)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)。

I don't mind hot weather.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

在
zài

at; in; to be (located) at; (marks an action in progress)

乎
hū

(classical particle similar to 于 (yú)) in; at

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