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在于

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zài yú

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 在于

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén

make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)

困难在于
kùn nan zài yú

the problem is...

生命在于运动
shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng

life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)

Child Words of 在于

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on

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