在于

zàiyú

to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 在於

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

成功在于坚持。

Success lies in persistence.

问题在于时间不够。

The problem is that there is not enough time.