心事重重

xīnshìchóngchóng

phrase #28,210

Meanings

1 to be weighed down with worries
2 to have a lot on one's mind

Characters

matter / affair

heavy / layered

Examples

她最近心事重重，不知道发生了什么。

Tā zuìjìn xīnshìchóngchóng, bùzhī dào fāshēng le shénme.

She has been weighed down with worries lately; no one knows what happened.

他心事重重地走进了办公室。

Tā xīnshìchóngchóng de zǒujìn le bàngōngshì.

He walked into the office looking deeply troubled.

别心事重重了，跟我说说吧。

Bié xīnshìchóngchóng le, gēn wǒshuō shuō ba.

Stop carrying all that worry inside — talk to me about it.

Tips

usage

心事 means 'worry/concern on one's mind', and 重重 means 'heavy/layered'. Together they paint a picture of someone burdened by many anxieties. Often used to describe a person's visible demeanor.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

事 shì

重 zhòng