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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 在于

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
在于 zài yú - to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 2,158 1,581 1,770

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by

Other Words Containing 在于

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
在于 - 4 2,158 1,581 1,770