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在意

zàiyì

to care about, to mind

A person glances nervously at two whispering figures
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Characters in this word

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

意 yì

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 意

Example phrases

  • 他表面上装得很轻松,其实很在意别人的评价。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng zhuāng de hěn qīngsōng, qíshí hěn zàiyì biérén de píngjià. He acts relaxed on the surface, but actually cares a lot about other people's opinions.
  • 她一点儿也不在意别人怎么看她。 Tā yìdiǎnr yě bú zàiyì biéren zěnme kàn tā. She doesn't care at all what others think of her.
  • 我不在意输赢,只想玩得开心。 Wǒ bú zàiyì shūyíng, zhǐ xiǎng wán de kāixīn. I don't mind winning or losing, I just want to have fun.

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