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挂念 (guà niàn): Be concerned about / Worry about (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

挂念 consists of 2 characters.
guà
挂
hang up
niàn
念
to read aloud; attend school; think of

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 挂念.

Words with 挂
  • 悬挂xuán guà
  • 挂号guà hào
  • 挂失guà shī
  • 挂钩guà gōu
  • 牵挂qiān guà
Words with 念
  • 信念xìn niàn
  • 念书niàn shū
  • 念头niàn tou
  • 怀念huái niàn
  • 思念sī niàn
  • 悬念xuán niàn
  • 悼念dào niàn
  • 想念xiǎng niàn

How to Use 挂念 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 挂念 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
shí十
fēn分
guà挂
niàn念
neutral
miss deeply
rì日
yè夜
guà挂
niàn念
formalWritten
Verb + Objectwith家人
guà挂
niàn念
jiā家
rén人
Verb + Complementwith在心
guà挂
niàn念
zài在
xīn心

Example Sentences with 挂念

mā妈
mā妈
guà挂
niàn念
wǒ我
。
Mom worries about me.
miss day and night
neutral
miss one's family
formal
Written
keep in mind with concern
jǐn尽
guǎn管
gōng公
wù务
fán繁
máng忙
，
tā他
réng仍
shí时
cháng常
guà挂
niàn念
zhe着
jiā家
rén人
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
yǔ与
xìng幸
fú福
。
Despite his busy official duties, he still often worries about his family's health and happiness.
nǐ你
zuì最
jìn近
zǒng总
shì是
xīn心
bú不
zài在
yān焉
，
shì是
bu不
shì是
zài在
guà挂
niàn念
zhe着
shén什
me么
shì事
qíng情
？
You've been absent-minded lately; are you worrying about something?
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wǒ我
cháng常
cháng常
guà挂
niàn念
zài在
wài外
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
I often worry about my friend who works in another city.
tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
ruò若
wú无
qí其
shì事
，
qí
wǒ我
cóng从
wèi未
guà挂
niàn念
guò过
nà那
xiē些
wú无
suī虽
rán然
yǐ已
jīng经
bì毕
yè业
duō多
nián年
，
dàn
měi每
cì次
chū出
chà差
qián前
，
tā她
dōu都
huì会
fǎn
其
shí实
nèi内
xīn心
yì一
zhí直
guà挂
niàn念
zhe着
xiàng项
mù目
dì的
jìn进
zhǎn展
。
He appears calm on the surface, but in fact, he has been constantly concerned about the project's progress.
guān关
jǐn紧
yào要
de的
suǒ琐
shì事
，
zhī只
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
zhòng重
yào要
mù目
biāo标
。
I have never worried about those trivial matters, focusing only on important goals.
但
tā他
réng仍
rán然
guà挂
niàn念
zhe着
dà大
xué学
shí时
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
。
Although he graduated many years ago, he still misses the good times from his university days.
反
fù复
dīng叮
zhǔ嘱
，
guà挂
niàn念
zhe着
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
chǒng宠
wù物
shì是
fǒu否
ān安
hǎo好
。
Every time before a business trip, she repeatedly reminds others, worrying about whether the pets at home are safe and sound.