牵挂 meaning in English

qiānguà

to worry about; to be concerned about

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 牽掛18 strokes

Meaning of 牵挂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

牵挂 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ看kàn似shì对duì这zhè世shì间jiān已yǐ了liǎo无wú牵qiān挂guà。
You look as if you don't have a care in the world.

Stroke order for each character

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牵 qiān · to lead along · 9 strokes

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挂 guà · to hang · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 牵挂.

牵扯qiānchěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
牵涉qiānshèto involve; implicated
挂念guàniànto feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
牵制qiānzhìto control; to curb
悬挂xuánguàto suspend; to hang
挂钩guàgōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establis
牵头qiāntóuto lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead
挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂失guàshīto report the loss of something
挂断guàduànto hang up (a phone)
牵连qiānliánto implicate; implicated
一丝不挂yīsībùguànot wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing

Questions about 牵挂

What does 牵挂 mean?

牵挂 (qiānguà) means "to worry about; to be concerned about" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 牵挂?

牵挂 is made of 2 characters: 牵 (9 strokes), 挂 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 牵挂 an HSK word?

Yes. 牵挂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 牵挂 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 牵挂 is written 牽掛.