deeply worried; extremely anxious
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
deeply worried; extremely anxious; preoccupied with concern
literaryUsed to express intense worry or anxiety about someone or something, often to the point where it occupies one's thoughts constantly. It implies a sense of caring and attachment.
Hái孩
zi子
zài在
wài外
dì地
shàng上
xué学
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
zǒng总
shì是
qiān牵
cháng肠
guà挂
dù肚
。
The child is studying in another city, and the mother is always deeply worried.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
jiě解
jué决
，
tā他
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
qiān牵
cháng肠
guà挂
dù肚
de的
。
If this matter isn't resolved, he will be extremely anxious about it all day.
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Tā她
duì对
yuǎn远
fāng方
qīn亲
rén人
de的
ān安
wēi危
qiān牵
cháng肠
guà挂
dù肚
，
qǐn寝
shí食
nán难
ān安
。
She is so deeply worried about the safety of her relatives far away that she cannot eat or sleep peacefully.
Bié别
lǎo老
shì是
qiān牵
cháng肠
guà挂
dù肚
de的
，
tā他
huì会
zhào照
gù顾
hǎo好
zì自
jǐ己
de的
。
Don't be constantly preoccupied with worry; he can take care of himself.