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担忧

dān yōu
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to worry
  2. 2. to be concerned

Word relationships

Antonyms

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放心
fàng xīn

to feel relieved

指心情安定，没有忧虑和牵挂。

Related words

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牵挂
qiān guà

to worry about

指心里挂念、放心不下，侧重对人或事物的惦念。

Synonyms

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担心
dān xīn

anxious

表示不放心，语义比“担忧”稍轻，常用于日常口语。

Usage notes

Collocations

“担忧”后常接“不已”、“万分”等词加强语气，如“担忧不已”。

Common mistakes

“担忧”一般不直接带宾语，要用“为……担忧”或“对……感到担忧”，不说“我担忧他”。

Example Sentences

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他的眼神中流露出了一丝 担忧 。
A trace of worry was revealed in his eyes.

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Words Containing 担忧

替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily

Child Words of 担忧

担
dān

to undertake

担
dàn

picul (100 catties, 50 kg)

忧
yōu

to worry