Chinese word dictionary

挂念

guàniàn · to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挂念

Traditional掛念

Pinyinguàniàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

挂guà

to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense

念niàn

to think of, to recall; to study

How to learn 挂念

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Words with the same characters

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挂guà

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects

概念gàiniàn

concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]

挂号guàhào

to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail

观念guānniàn

notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions

纪念jìniàn

to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir

纪念日jìniànrì

day of commemoration; memorial day