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杞人忧天 (qǐ rén yōu tiān): Unnecessary or excessive worry about imaginary or unlikely problems — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

杞 • qǐ •

qǐ杞

Meaning pending

人 • rén • person; people • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

rén人

person; people

忧 • yōu • worry, sorrow, anxiety

yōu忧

worry, sorrow, anxiety

天 • tiān • sky, heaven, or the celestial realm • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

tiān天

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

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Pinyinqǐ rén yōu tiān

MeaningUnnecessary or excessive worry about imaginary or unlikely problems

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Example Sentences with 杞人忧天

bié别

qǐ杞

rén人

yōu忧

tiān天

le了

，

nǐ你

de的

jì计

huà划

hěn很

zhōu周

quán全

，

bú不

huì会

chū出

wèn问

tí题

de的

。

Don't worry unnecessarily. Your plan is thorough; nothing will go wrong.

gǔ股

shì市

yǒu有

diǎn点

bō波

dòng动

，

nǐ你

jiù就

dì地

qiú球

bú不

huì会

huǐ毁

miè灭

de的

，

bié别

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

qǐ杞

rén人

yōu忧

tiān天

，

nǐ你

dān担

xīn心

kǎo考

shì试

bú不

guò过

，

dàn但

dān担

xīn心

pò破

chǎn产

，

zhēn真

shì是

qǐ杞

rén人

yōu忧

tiān天

。

The stock market has a little fluctuation, and you're worried about going bankrupt. That's really unnecessary worry.

qǐ杞

rén人

yōu忧

tiān天

le了

。

The Earth won't be destroyed. Don't worry about it.

dān

担

xīn心

yì一

xiē些

gēn根

běn本

bú不

huì会

fā发

shēng生

de的

shì事

qíng情

。

He always worries unnecessarily about things that will never happen.

nǐ你

yǐ已

jīng经

fù复

xí习

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

le了

，

bié别

qǐ杞

rén人

yōu忧

tiān天

。

You're worried about failing the exam, but you've reviewed well. Don't worry unnecessarily.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 杞人忧天.

Words with 人

家人jiā rénfamily member
别人bié renother people
名人míng rénpersonage
大人dà renadult
女人nǚ rénwoman
客人kè rénguest
爱人ài renspouse (PRC)
男人nán réna man