yōu
xīn
fén

idiom
common

Meaning of 忧心如焚

忧心如焚 means extremely worried; burning with anxiety; consumed with grief. Pronounced yōu xīn rú fén.

  • extremely worried; burning with anxiety; consumed with grief

Definitions & Examples

qīn
yōu
xīn
fén
 
chù
xún
zhǎo
shī
zōng
de
hái
zi
 

The mother was burning with anxiety, searching everywhere for her missing child.

zhī
ér
zi
shēng
bìng
zhù
yuàn
 
yōu
xīn
fén
 
lián
gǎn
huí
lǎo
jiā
 

Learning that his son was hospitalized, he was extremely worried and rushed back to his hometown overnight.

Miàn
duì
gōng
de
cái
wēi
 
zǒng
jīng
yōu
xīn
fén
 

Faced with the company's financial crisis, the general manager was burning with anxiety.