牵挂
qiān guà
Pinyin

Definition

牵挂
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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
悬挂
xuán guà
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang
  3. 3 (vehicle) suspension
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
挂断
guà duàn
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
挂历
guà lì
  1. 1 wall calendar
挂机
guà jī
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
  2. 2 to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)
挂牌
guà pái
  1. 1 lit. to hang up a plate
  2. 2 to open up for business
  3. 3 listed (on stock market)
挂科
guà kē
  1. 1 to fail (a course)
挂号
guà hào
  1. 1 to register (at a hospital etc)
  2. 2 to send by registered mail
挂起
guà qǐ
  1. 1 to hang up (a picture etc)
  2. 2 to hoist up (a flag)
  3. 3 (computing) to suspend (a process)
  4. 4 (of a system) to hang
  5. 5 pending (operation)
挂钩
guà gōu
  1. 1 hook (on which to hang sth)
  2. 2 to couple
  3. 3 to link together
  4. 4 to establish contact with
  5. 5 hook
  6. 6 coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
挂钟
guà zhōng
  1. 1 wall clock
挂面
guà miàn
  1. 1 pasta
  2. 2 noodles
牵动
qiān dòng
  1. 1 to affect
  2. 2 to produce a change in sth
牵引
qiān yǐn
  1. 1 to pull
  2. 2 to draw (a cart)
  3. 3 to tow
牵强
qiān qiǎng
  1. 1 far-fetched
  2. 2 implausible (chain of reasoning)

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
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  3. 3 to show what one is made of
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
  1. 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù
  1. 1 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
  1. 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
  2. 2 to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

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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