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操心

cāo xīn · cao xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to worry about
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Mom still worries

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)总是(zǒngshì)操心(cāoxīn)我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)够不够(gòubùgòu)。

    My mom always worries whether I have enough clothes.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)也(yě)操心(cāoxīn)，她(tā)每天(měitiān)问(wèn)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)没有(méiyǒu)。

    My mom worries too. She asks me every day if I have eaten.

  3. Liangliang

    其实(qíshí)不用(bùyòng)操心(cāoxīn)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)长大(zhǎngdà)了(le)。

    Actually there is no need to worry. We have all grown up.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)她们(tāmen)还是(háishi)会(huì)操心(cāoxīn)。

    Yes, but they will still worry.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)她(tā)发(fā)信息(xìnxī)说(shuō)别(bié)操心(cāoxīn)，她(tā)回(huí)我(wǒ)，你(nǐ)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    I texted her not to worry, and she replied: have you eaten?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

妈(mā)妈(ma)总(zǒng)是(shì)为(wèi)我(wǒ)的(de)学(xué)习(xí)操(cāo)心(xīn)。

Mom always worries about my studies.

02

你(nǐ)别(bié)为(wèi)这(zhè)些(xiē)小(xiǎo)事(shì)操(cāo)心(xīn)，我(wǒ)会(huì)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)好(hǎo)的(de)。

Don't worry about these small matters; I'll handle them well.

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