擔憂

See also: 担忧

Chinese

		to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole to carry on shoulder; to undertake; shoulder pole; burden; load; responsibility; picul (133.33 lbs.)	worried
trad. (擔憂)		擔	憂
simp. (担忧)		担	忧
alternative forms		耽憂／耽忧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dānyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam¹ jau¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tâm-yù
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tam-iu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dan¹ iu¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹te-ieu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dānyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: danyou
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹-yu¹
    • Yale: dān-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daniou
    • Palladius: данью (danʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daam¹ jau¹
    • Yale: dāam yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam¹ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam¹ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tâm-yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: dam´ iuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dam¹ yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /tam²⁴ i̯u¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tâm-yù
    • Hakka Romanization System: dam´ (r)iuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: dam¹ yiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /tam²⁴ (j)i̯u¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tam-iu
    • Tâi-lô: tam-iu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dam'iw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tam⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tam³³ iu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tam⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dan¹ iu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: taⁿ iu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tã³³⁻²³ iu³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹te-ieu
    • MiniDict: te^平 ieu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹te-ieu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /te⁵⁵ iɤ²¹/

Verb

擔憂

1. to worry; to be concerned; to be anxious

   我去他家的時候，心情總是興奮和擔憂各半。 [MSC, trad.]
   我去他家的时候，心情总是兴奋和担忧各半。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ qù tā jiā de shíhòu, xīnqíng zǒngshì xìngfèn hé dānyōu gèbàn. [Pinyin]

   When I go to his place I always feel excited and worried in equal measure.

Synonyms

• 怕
• 急 (jí)
• 急眼 (jíyǎn) (colloquial)
• 恐怕 (kǒngpà)
• 患 (huàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 愁 (chóu)
• 憂心／忧心 (yōuxīn)
• 憂慮／忧虑 (yōulǜ)
• 懸心／悬心 (xuánxīn)
• 掛心／挂心 (guàxīn)
• 掛礙／挂碍 (guà'ài)
• 揪心 (jiūxīn)
• 擔心／担心 (dānxīn)
• 燒心／烧心 (shāoxīn) (regional or dated)
• 犯愁 (fànchóu)
• 疑慮／疑虑 (yílǜ)
• 發急／发急 (fājí)
• 發愁／发愁 (fāchóu)
• 發極／发极 (⁷faq ⁸jiq) (Wu)
• 著急／着急 (zháojí)
• 起急 (qǐjí) (colloquial)
• 顧慮／顾虑 (gùlǜ)

 

Adjective

擔憂

1. worried; concerned; anxious

Synonyms

• 不安 (bù'ān)
• 心急 (xīnjí)
• 灼熱／灼热 (zhuórè)
• 焦切 (jiāoqiè) (literary)
• 焦急 (jiāojí)
• 焦慮／焦虑 (jiāolǜ)
• 焦灼 (jiāozhuó) (literary)
• 緊張／紧张 (jǐnzhāng)
• 著急／着急 (zháojí)