犯
愁

To worry in Chinese: 犯愁 (fàn chóu)

fàn chóu

to worry

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to worry
  2. 2to be anxious

Stroke order

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犯
愁

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˋ

fàn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄡˊ

chóu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这么多事要做，他急得直犯愁。

    zhè me duō shì yào zuò， tā jí dé zhí fàn chóu。

    With so much to do, he was so anxious he kept fretting.

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Related words

愁

chóu

to worry about

犯

fàn

to violate

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

罪犯

zuì fàn

criminal

犯规

fàn guī

to break the rules

犯罪

fàn zuì

to commit a crime

侵犯

qīn fàn

to infringe on

触犯

chù fàn

to violate

冒犯

mào fàn

to offend

囚犯

qiú fàn

prisoner

忧愁

yōu chóu

to be worried

愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom)

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