牵挂 (牽掛)
qiān guà
Pinyin

Definition

牵挂 (牽掛)
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qiān guà
  1. to worry about
  2. to be concerned about

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挂
guà
  1. 1 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. 2 to hang up (the phone)
  3. 3 (of a line) to be dead
  4. 4 to be worried or concerned
  5. 5 to make a phone call (dialect)
  6. 6 to register or record
  7. 7 classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  8. 8 (slang) to kill
  9. 9 to die
  10. 10 to be finished
  11. 11 to fail (an exam)
挂念
guà niàn
  1. 1 concerned
牵
qiān
  1. 1 to lead along
  2. 2 to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. 3 (bound form) to involve
  4. 4 to draw in
牵挂
qiān guà
  1. 1 to worry about
  2. 2 to be concerned about
外挂
wài guà
  1. 1 attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)
  2. 2 plug-in
  3. 3 add-on
  4. 4 special software used to cheat in an online game

Idioms (12)

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn
  1. 1 to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave out much more than one includes
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

Sample Sentences

幸好还没孩子，离了也没什么牵挂。
xìnghǎo hái méi háizi ，lí le yě méi shénme qiānguà 。
Fortunately we didn't have any kids so there's nothing to worry about once we divorce.
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