在于

Character by character

• 在zài6 strokesHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
• 于yú3 strokesHSK 2 traditional 於in, on, at; go to; surname

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 在于. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 在zàiHSK 1

  to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

• 现在xiàn zàiHSK 1

  now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays

• 于yúHSK 6

  to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于

• 正在zhèng zàiHSK 1

  just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

• 关于guān yúHSK 4

  pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of

• 对于duì yúHSK 4

  regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to

• 存在cún zàiHSK 3

  to exist; to be; existence

• 终于zhōng yúHSK 3

  at last; in the end; finally; eventually

• 由于yóu yúHSK 3

  due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because

• 属于shǔ yúHSK 3

  to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of

• 于是yú shìHSK 4

  thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

• 实在shí zàiHSK 2

  really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

• 处于chǔ yúHSK 4

  to be in (some state, position, or condition)

• 在家zài jiāHSK 1

  to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家)

• 至于zhì yúHSK 6

  as for; as to; to go so far as to

• 所在suǒ zàiHSK 5

  place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located

• 在乎zài huHSK 4

  to care about; equivalent of 在于

• 位于wèi yúHSK 4

  to be located at; to be situated at; to lie

• 用于yòng yúHSK 5

  to use in; to use on; to use for

• 在场zài chǎngHSK 5

  to be present; to be on the scene

• 等于děng yúHSK 2

  to equal; to be tantamount to

• 基于jī yúHSK 7

  because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of

• 出于chū yúHSK 5

  due to; to stem from

• 过于guò yúHSK 5

  too much; excessively