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担心

dān xīn · dan xin

Traditional 擔心

HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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

    明天(míngtiān)考试(kǎoshì)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)担心(dānxīn)。

    I have an exam tomorrow and I am a bit worried.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)学(xué)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Do not worry. Have you not studied well?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)担心(dānxīn)的(de)不是(bùshì)题目(tímù)，是(shì)我(wǒ)会(huì)睡过头(shuìguòtóu)。

    What I worry about is not the questions, it is oversleeping.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)。

    Then do not worry, I will call to wake you up.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)更(gèng)担心(dānxīn)你(nǐ)也(yě)睡过头(shuìguòtóu)。

    OK! But I worry more that you will oversleep too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

事(shì)实(shí)证(zhèng)明(míng)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)担(dān)心(xīn)是(shì)多(duō)余(yú)的(de)。

The facts proved that our worries were unnecessary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nevergetup · English by nevergetup · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)很(hěn)担(dān)心(xīn)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(ge)人(rén)在(zài)外(wài)地(dì)生(shēng)活(huó)。

Mom is very worried about me living alone in another city.

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担
dān

to undertake; to carry

心
xīn

heart; mind

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