牵
挂

To worry about in Chinese: 牵挂 (qiān guà)

qiān guà

to worry about

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 牽掛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to worry about
  2. 2to be concerned about

Stroke order

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牵
挂

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢ

qiān

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄚˋ

guà

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

牵挂

Simplified

牽掛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 牵挂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 母亲总是牵挂着远方的孩子。

    mǔ qīn zǒng shì qiān guà zhe yuǎn fāng de hái zi。

    The mother always worries about her faraway child.

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Related words

挂

guà

to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)

牵

qiān

to lead along

挂号

guà hào

to register (at a hospital etc)

挂钩

guà gōu

to couple

挂念

guà niàn

concerned

挂失

guà shī

to report the loss of something

牵扯

qiān chě

to involve

牵涉

qiān shè

to involve

牵头

qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head)

牵制

qiān zhì

to control

悬挂

xuán guà

to suspend

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