关心關心 guānxīn — to care about, to be concerned for
guānxīn (first tone, high and level)guan1xin1
Traditional: 關心
to care about, to be concerned for
HSK 3· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 2· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverbnoun
Meanings
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
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
- 有关有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
- 关注關注guān (first tone, high and level) zhù (fourth tone, falling)to pay attention to
- 关键關鍵guānjiàn (first tone, high and level)key point, crux; crucial, critical
- 相关相關xiāng (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)to be interrelated
- 没关系沒關係méi (second tone, rising) guānxi (first tone, high and level)it doesn’t matter, never mind
- 关闭關閉guān (first tone, high and level) bì (fourth tone, falling)to close
- 无关無關wú (second tone, rising) guān (first tone, high and level)unrelated
- 机关機關jī (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)mechanism
- 关联關聯guān (first tone, high and level) lián (second tone, rising)to be related; to be connected
- 关节關節guān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)joint (physiology)
- 关上關上guān (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)to close (a door)
- 开关開關kāi (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)power switch
- 海关海關hǎi (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- 至关重要至關重要zhì (fourth tone, falling) guān (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)extremely important
Words containing 心
- 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart
- 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
- 心理xīn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)mental
- 担心擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
- 心里心裡xīn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone)chest
- 心情xīn (first tone, high and level) qíng (second tone, rising)mood
- 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
- 内心內心nèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; innermost being
- 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
- 伤心傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved
- 信心xìn (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)confidence
- 恶心噁心è (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)bad habit
- 心脏心臟xīn (first tone, high and level) zàng (fourth tone, falling)heart
- 真心zhēn (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)sincere
- 心灵心靈xīn (first tone, high and level) líng (second tone, rising)bright