Chinese word

关心

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān xīn

Meaning

  • verbcare about

Example

我很关心你的健康。wǒ hěn guān xīn nǐ de jiàn kāng

I care about your health.

Illustration for 关心 (care about)

More examples

我们应该关心老人。wǒ men yīng gāi guān xīn lǎo rén

We should care about the elderly.

Core concept

Attention keeps a person or matter connected to the heart, so its well-being or outcome matters.

Common phrases

  • 关心学生guān xīn xué shēng

    care about students

  • 关心老人guān xīn lǎo rén

    care about the elderly

Similar words

照顾zhào gù: Giving practical help and attending to someone's daily needs or health.
在乎zài hū: Considering a person or matter important and caring about the outcome.
关注guān zhù: Paying attention to information or events and taking an interest in them.

Definition in Chinese

对人或事表现出挂念、想了解或给予注意的行为或心理状态。duì rén huò shì biǎo xiàn chū guà niàn xiǎng liáo jiě huò jí yǔ zhù yì de xíng wéi huò xīn lǐ zhuàng tài

Word origin

关心 (guānxīn, "care about") joins 关 (guān, "be involved with") and 心 (xīn, "heart"), presenting concern as having the heart involved.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a word limited to personal feelings, this verb also takes school, health, work, or social issues as its object, so it describes concern for topics as well as people.

Other meanings

  • concernnoun

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