English–Chinese
“worry” in Chinese
How to say “worry” in Chinese
“Worry” in Chinese is 发愁 (fā chóu).
The mind stays restless when a difficulty or unknown result remains unresolved.
Example sentences with 发愁
听到坏消息后，他一时很发愁，后来慢慢释怀了。tīng dào huài xiāo xī hòu tā yì shí hěn fā chóu hòu lái màn màn shì huái le
After hearing the bad news, he worried for a while, but gradually let go of his worries.
Tips for using 发愁
- In everyday conversation, a common pattern is 为 (wèi, "for") + the cause + 发愁 (fāchóu, "to worry"), which states what the worry is about.
Other Chinese words for “worry”
别担心，我马上回来。bié dān xīn wǒ mǎ shàng huí lái
Don't worry, I'll be right back.
不要为小事烦恼。bú yào wèi xiǎo shì fán nǎo
Don't worry about small things.
别着急，孩子还没回家。bié zháo jí hái zi hái méi huí jiā
Don't worry, the child hasn't come home yet.
不要为小事有太多顾虑。bú yào wèi xiǎo shì yǒu tài duō gù lǜ
Don't worry too much about small things.
她最近很沉默，肯定有心事。tā zuì jìn hěn chén mò kěn dìng yǒu xīn shì
She has been very quiet lately; she must have something on her mind.
我很担忧他的健康。wǒ hěn dān yōu tā de jiàn kāng
I am very worried about his health.
你别操心，我自己能处理。nǐ bié cāo xīn wǒ zì jǐ néng chú lǐ
Don't worry, I can handle it myself.
快考试了，他开始犯愁。kuài kǎo shì le tā kāi shǐ fàn chóu
The exam is coming up, and he is starting to worry.
他有很多苦恼。tā yǒu hěn duō kú nǎo
He has many worries.
有我们在，你就没有后顾之忧了。yǒu wǒ men zài nǐ jiù méi yǒu hòu gù zhī yōu le
With us here, you have nothing to worry about.