在于

Meaning(verb)

to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with

Examples

• 问题在于我们没有时间。

  wèn tí zài yú wǒ men méi yǒu shí jiān.

  The problem is that we don't have time.

• 学习好坏在于自己努不努力。

  xué xí hǎo huài zài yú zì jǐ nǔ bu nǔ lì.

  Doing well in school depends on your own effort.

• 去不去在于你。

  qù bu qù zài yú nǐ.

  Whether to go is up to you.

Easily confused

• 在 — 在 marks a physical location; 在于 points to the essence or cause of something abstract.

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