Chinese word

担忧

Pronunciation

Pinyindān yōu

Meaning

  • verbworry

Example

我很担忧他的健康。wǒ hěn dān yōu tā de jiàn kāng

I am very worried about his health.

Illustration for 担忧 (worry)

More examples

父母常为孩子的学业而感到担忧。fù mǔ cháng wèi hái zi de xué yè ér gǎn dào dān yōu

Parents often worry about their children's studies.

Core concept

A forward-looking concern that keeps a possible problem mentally present.

Common phrases

  • 担忧未来dān yōu wèi lái

    worry about the future

  • 担忧健康dān yōu jiàn kāng

    worry about health

  • 担忧局势dān yōu jú shì

    worry about the situation

Similar words

担心dān xīn: Feeling mildly worried or bothered by something in everyday life.
忧虑yōu lǜ: Feeling unsettled by serious concerns about the future or an important matter.
关心guān xīn: Taking an interested and caring attitude toward a person or matter.
关切guān qiè: Expressing deep concern for a person or matter in a formal context.

Definition in Chinese

对未来、他人或事情抱有忧虑，心里想着可能出现问题而感到不安。duì wèi lái tā rén huò shì qíng bào yǒu yōu lǜ xīn lǐ xiǎng zhe kě néng chū xiàn wèn tí ér gǎn dào bù ān

Word origin

担忧 (dānyōu, "to worry") joins 担 (dān, "to carry") with 忧 (yōu, "anxiety"), linking the idea of carrying something with the experience of anxious concern.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English pattern "worry about," this Chinese verb can take its object directly, so the person or situation involved commonly follows the verb without an English-style preposition.

Other meanings

  • concernnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 担忧感dān yōu gǎnfeeling of worrynoun

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