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牵挂 (qiāng uà): Worry about / be concerned about (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

牵挂 consists of 2 characters.

to lead along; to pull; implicate

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Pinyinqiāng uà

Meaningworry about / be concerned about

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word牵挂

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3.

How to Use 牵挂 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 牵挂 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith心中

xīn心

zhōng中

de的

qiāng牵

uà挂

neutralWritten

concern in one's heart

Adverb + Verbwith十分

shí十

fēn分

qiāng牵

uà挂

Verb + Objectwith家人

qiāng牵

uà挂

jiā家

rén人

Verb + Complementwith放不下

fàng放

bú不

xià下

qiāng牵

uà挂

4.

Example Sentences with 牵挂

mā妈

mā妈

qiān牵

guà挂

wǒ我

。

Mom worries about me.

neutral

deeply concerned

neutral

worry about family

informal

Spoken

cannot let go of concern

jí即

biàn便

yuǎn远

gé隔

zhòng重

yáng洋

，

tā她

xīn心

zhōng中

réng仍

shēn深

shēn深

qiān牵

guà挂

zhe着

gù故

xiāng乡

de的

qīn亲

rén人

。

Even though she is far across the ocean, she still deeply worries about her family in her hometown.

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

qiān牵

guà挂

zhe着

shén什

me么

xīn心

shì事

？

You've been absent-minded lately; are you worrying about something on your mind?

tā他

chū出

mén门

zài在

wài外

，

xīn心

lǐ里

zǒng总

shì是

qiān牵

guà挂

zhe着

jiā家

rén人

。

When he is away from home, he always worries about his family.

tā他

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

shì事

yè业

，

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

gè个

rén人

qíng情

gǎn感

ér而

yǒu有

suǒ所

qiān牵

guà挂

。

He focuses on his career and has never been concerned about personal emotions.

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

hòu后

，

wǒ我

zhōng终

yú于

kě可

yǐ以

fàng放

xià下

xīn心

zhōng中

de的

qiān牵

guà挂

，

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

le了

。

After finishing this project, I can finally let go of the worries in my heart and go traveling.

suī虽

rán然

gōng工

zuò作

hěn很

máng忙

，

dàn但

tā她

xīn心

lǐ里

yì一

zhí直

qiān牵

guà挂

zhe着

hái孩

zi子

de的

xué学

xí习

qíng情

kuàng况

。

Although she is busy with work, she has been worrying about her child's studies.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

ruò若

wú无

qí其

shì事

，

nèi内

xīn心

què却

shǐ始

zhōng终

qiān牵

guà挂

zhe着

gōng公

sī司

de的

wèi未

lái来

。

Although he appears calm on the surface, he is constantly concerned about the company's future deep down.