担心擔心 dānxīn — to worry, to be anxious about
dānxīn (first tone, high and level)dan1xin1
Traditional: 擔心
to worry, to be anxious about
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to worry, to be anxious about
To worry about someone or something that may go wrong. The thing worried about follows directly — 担心你, 担心考试 — or as a whole clause: 我担心他找不到路.
verb
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 别担心，我已经到家了。別擔心，我已經到家了。Bié (second tone, rising) dānxīn, (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···
Don’t worry — I’m home already.
- 妈妈很担心他的身体。媽媽很擔心他的身體。Māma (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) dānxīn (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēntǐ. (first tone, high and level)···
Mum is very worried about his health.
Common mistakes
Not quite我担心为你。
Correct我担心你。
担心 takes what you worry about as a direct object — no preposition. 为 belongs with words like 高兴 (为你高兴), not with 担心.
Similar words
Words containing 心
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 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