Chinese word dictionary

担懮

dān yōu · worry; anxiety

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Word information

Simplified担懮

Traditional擔懮

Pinyindān yōu

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

担dān

to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility

懮yǒu

calm, liesurely; to procrastinate

How to learn 担懮

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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担心dānxīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

承担chéngdān

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)

担任dānrèn

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

负担fùdān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden

担忧dānyōu

to worry; to be concerned

担dān

to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility