关心/關心 guānxīn — to care about, to be concerned for

Meanings

1. 1

   to care about, to be concerned for

   To hold someone or something in mind and want it to go well. It takes its object directly — 关心孩子, 关心他的身体 — and, unlike 担心, carries no fear in it.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 关/關

  guān (first tone, high and level)

  to close, to shut; to turn off; to concern, to involve; a pass, a barrier, a customs post

  6 strokes⿱丷天Radical 八
• 心

  xīn (first tone, high and level)

  heart; mind, feelings, intention; the centre of something (中心)

  4 strokesRadical 心

Example sentences

• 谢谢你关心我。/謝謝你關心我。Xièxie (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) guānxīn (first tone, high and level) wǒ. (third tone, dipping)···

  Thank you for your concern.

• 他很关心学生的学习。/他很關心學生的學習。Tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) guānxīn (first tone, high and level) xuésheng (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) xuéxí. (second tone, rising)···

  He cares a great deal about his students’ progress.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我很关心你会不会生病。

  Correct我很担心你会不会生病。

  关心 is warm attention; 担心 is worry. When you fear something may go wrong, the word is 担心.

Similar words

Words containing 关

• 关系/關係guānxi (first tone, high and level)relationship, ties (between people)
• 关/關guān (first tone, high and level)to close, to shut
• 关于/關於guānyú (first tone, high and level)about, concerning, on the subject of
• 关键/關鍵guānjiàn (first tone, high and level)key point, crux; crucial, critical
• 没关系/沒關係méi (second tone, rising) guānxi (first tone, high and level)it doesn’t matter, never mind

Words containing 心

• 担心/擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
• 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 耐心nàixīn (fourth tone, falling)patience; patient
• 伤心/傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved