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后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu): Worry about things back home — Meaning & Stroke Order

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后顾之忧 consists of 4 characters.

queen, empress; behind, after

to look back; to turn around and look

[a more literary form of 的; showing possession]

worry, sorrow, anxiety

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Pinyinhòu gù zhī yōu

Meaningworry about things back home

Characters4

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Verb + Object

méi没

yǒu有

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

neutral

have no worries about the rear

jiě解

jué决

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

xiāo消

chú除

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

Subject + Predicatewith全无

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

quán全

wú无

4.

Example Sentences with 后顾之忧

mā妈

mā妈

bāng帮

wǒ我

zhào照

gù顾

hái孩

zi子

formal

resolve worries about the rear

formal

eliminate worries about the rear

formal

Written

completely free from worries about the rear

，

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

le了

。

My mother helps take care of my child, so I have no worries about the future.

gōng公

sī司

tí提

gōng供

le了

wán完

shàn善

de的

tuō托

ér儿

fú服

wù务

，

jiě解

jué决

le了

yuáng员

ōng工

de的

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

。

The company provides comprehensive childcare services, relieving employees' worries about things back home.

wán完

shàn善

de的

yī医

liáo疗

bǎo保

zhàng障

xiāo消

chú除

le了

tā他

chū出

guó国

shēn深

zào造

de的

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

。

Comprehensive medical coverage eliminated his worries about studying abroad.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

cóng从

wèi未

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

fù父

mǔ母

nián年

mài迈

dài带

lái来

de的

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

ma吗

？

Have you never considered the worries caused by your aging parents?

gōng公

sī司

tí提

gōng供

le了

wán完

shàn善

de的

bǎo保

xiǎn险

，

yuán员

gōng工

men们

gōng工

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

méi没

yǒu有

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

。

The company provides comprehensive insurance, so employees can work without worries about the future.

tā他

wán完

quán全

méi没

yǒu有

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

，

yīn因

cǐ此

néng能

quán全

shēn身

xīn心

tóu投

rù入

kē科

yán研

xiàng项

mù目

。

He has absolutely no worries, so he can devote himself entirely to the research project.

gōng公

sī司

jiě解

jué决

le了

zhù住

fáng房

wèn问

tí题

，

yuán员

gōng工

biàn便

wú无

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

dì地

jiā加

bān班

le了

。

The company solved the housing issue, so employees worked overtime without worries.

yǒu有

le了

wěn稳

dìng定

de的

shōu收

rù入

lái来

yuán源

，

tā他

cái才

néng能

ān安

xīn心

chuàng创

yè业

，

bù不

bì必

wéi为

shēng生

huó活

kāi开

xiāo销

yǒu有

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

。

With a stable source of income, he can focus on starting his business without worrying about living expenses.

zhè这

fèn份

yí遗

zhǔ嘱

de的

shè设

lì立

，

zhǐ旨

zài在

miǎn免

chú除

zǐ子

nǚ女

wèi未

lái来

de的

hòu后

gù顾

zhī之

yōu忧

。

The establishment of this will aims to relieve children's future worries.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 后顾之忧.

背叛bèi pànbetray; forsake
本钱běn qiáncapital [money]
步伐bù fástep; pace
巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
比喻bǐ yùmetaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
财务cái wùfinancial affairs
查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
榜样bǎng yàngexample; model; pattern
裁员cái yuánreduce the number of staff

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 后顾之忧.

Words with 后

后面hòu miànHSK 1
以后yǐ hòuHSK 3
后天hòu tiānHSK 3
后年hòu niánHSK 3
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3

然后

rán hòu

HSK 3

之后zhī hòuHSK 4

Words with 顾

照顾zhào guHSK 3
顾客gù kèHSK 4
不顾bú gùHSK 6
只顾zhǐ gùHSK 6
回顾huí gùHSK 6
顾虑gù lǜHSK 6
顾问gù wènHSK 6
不屑一顾bú xiè yī gùHSK 6

Words with 之

之中zhī zhōngHSK 4
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
之后zhī hòuHSK 4
之间zhī jiānHSK 4
百分之bǎi fēn zhīHSK 4
总之zǒng zhīHSK 5
之际zhī jìHSK 6
反之fǎn zhīHSK 6

Words with 忧

忧郁yōu yùHSK 6
担忧dān yōuHSK 6
无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜHSK 6
忧愁yōu chóuHSK 7-9
忧虑yōu lǜHSK 7-9
忧虞yōuyú
恫忧dòngyōu