Difference between revisions of "Comparing "guanxin" and "zaihu""

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While 关心 and 在乎 both are verbs that mean "to care about," they are used in different contexts. 关心 can be used in the positive and negative sense, whereas 在乎 is used only in the negative sense. Another difference is 关心 is used in informal and formal situations, whereas 在乎 is used in informal situations.

	关心 (guānxīn)	在乎 (zàihu)
Meaning	to care about	to care about
Part of Speech	verb	verb
Formality	flexible	informal

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-While 关心 and 在乎 both are verbs that mean to care about, they are used in entirely different contexts. 关心 can be used in the positive and negative sense, whereas 在乎 is used only in the negative sense. Another difference is 关心 is used in informal and formal situations, whereas 在乎 is used in informal situations.
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+While 关心 and 在乎 both are verbs that mean "to care about," they are used in different contexts. 关心 can be used in the positive and negative sense, whereas 在乎 is used only in the negative sense. Another difference is 关心 is used in informal and formal situations, whereas 在乎 is used in informal situations.
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+{{SimilarWordsCol2|在乎|zàihu|to care about|verb|informal}}
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-<th style="width:33%">关心 (guānxīn)</th>
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-<th>Meaning</th><td>to care about (positive and negative sense)</td><td class="liju">to care about (negative sense)</td>
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-<th>Part of Speech</th><td>verb</td><td class="liju">verb</td>
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-<th>Formality</th><td>flexible</td><td class="liju">informal</td>
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