操心

cāoxīn

verb HSK 7-9 #4,636

Meanings

HSK 2

这件事不用你操心。

Zhè jiàn shì búyòng nǐ cāoxīn.

You don't need to worry about this.

HSK 3

妈妈总是为孩子操心。

Māma zǒngshì wèi háizi cāoxīn.

Mom always worries about the children.

HSK 3

他为公司的事操了不少心。

Tā wèi gōngsī de shì cāo le bùshǎo xīn.

He has worried a great deal about company matters.

grammar

操心 is a separable verb (离合词). The object goes between 操 and 心: 操了不少心, 操什么心. Common patterns: 为…操心 (worry about), 不用操心 (no need to worry).

操 cāo

心 xīn