担
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Anxious in Chinese: 担心 (dān xīn)

dān xīn

anxious

HSK 3Traditional: 擔心2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1anxious
  2. 2worried
  3. 3uneasy
  4. 4to worry
  5. 5to be anxious

Stroke order

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担
心

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

担心

Simplified

擔心

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 不要担心！

    bú yào dān xīn！

    Don't worry!

  • 我担心他。

    wǒ dān xīn tā。

    I am worried about him.

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Related words

心

xīn

heart

担

dān

to undertake

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

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