在于

在于 zàiyú in a sentence

Lie in (depend on)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

在于 (zàiyú) means Lie in (depend on). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

成功 在于 坚持。

Chénggōng zàiyú jiānchí.

Success lies in persistence.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 在于

问题 在于 时间不够。

Wèntí zàiyú shíjiān bú gòu.

The problem lies in there not being enough time.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 在于

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How is 在于 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 在于 (zàiyú, "Lie in (depend on)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 在于 an HSK word?

Yes — 在于 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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