Worried in Chinese (Mandarin): 担心 (dānxīn)

担心
dānxīn
worried
- Simplified
- 担心
- Traditional
- 擔心
- Pinyin
- dānxīn
- Typed as
- danxin
Use it in a sentence
小狗不见了,我很担心。
小狗不見了,我很擔心。
My puppy is missing, and I am worried.
The characters in 担心
担 / 擔
To carry on your shoulder. 扌 (hand) is on the left.
8 strokes
心
Heart.
4 strokes
担心 is "carrying something on your heart": to worry. Say 别担心 (bié dānxīn) for "don't worry".
More examples with 担心
妈妈担心我会冷。
媽媽擔心我會冷。
Māma dānxīn wǒ huì lěng.
Mom is worried I will be cold.
别担心,我很好。
別擔心,我很好。
Bié dānxīn, wǒ hěn hǎo.
Don't worry, I'm fine.
How to write 担心 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
担 8 strokes
心 4 strokes
In Traditional characters:
擔 16 strokes
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