worry; be anxious; fret
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to worry; to fret; to feel anxious (about having no solution)
Often used when facing difficult problems without solutions. Can be used with 为/因为 to indicate the cause, or with 让/使 to indicate causing worry in others.
Nǐ你
xiān先
bié别
fā发
chóu愁
，
zī资
jīn金
wèn问
tí题
wǒ我
lái来
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
。
Don't worry for now; I'll find a way to solve the funding problem.
Hái孩
zi子
kǎo考
shì试
chéng成
jì绩
bù不
hǎo好
，
fù父
mǔ母
hěn很
fā发
chóu愁
。
The parents are very worried about their child's poor exam results.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zhēn真
ràng让
wǒ我
fā发
chóu愁
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
gāi该
zěn怎
me么
bàn办
cái才
hǎo好
。
This matter really worries me; I don't know what to do about it.
Bié别
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
fā发
chóu愁
le了
，
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
huì会
hǎo好
qǐ起
lái来
de的
。
Don't fret over such a trivial matter; everything will work out fine.