在
于

To be in in Chinese: 在于 (zài yú)

zài yú

to be in

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 在於1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be in
  2. 2to lie in
  3. 3to consist in
  4. 4to depend on
  5. 5to rest with

Stroke order

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在
于

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄞˋ

zài

ㄗ/ zㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

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在于

Simplified

在於

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 成功在于每天的努力。

    chéng gōng zài yú měi tiān de nǔ lì。

    Success lies in daily effort.

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Related words

在

zài

to exist

于

yú

to go

现在

xiàn zài

now

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

终于

zhōng yú

at last

实在

shí zài

really

由于

yóu yú

due to

于是

yú shì

thereupon

存在

cún zài

to exist

等于

děng yú

to equal

对于

duì yú

regarding

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