犯愁

fànchóu

verb HSK 7-9 #41,751

Meanings

1 to worry
2 to be anxious
3 to fret

Characters

to commit; to fall into

worry; anxiety; sorrow

Examples

他正在为找工作的事犯愁。

Tā zhèngzài wèi zhǎo gōngzuò de shì fànchóu.

He's worrying about finding a job.

别犯愁了，事情会解决的。

Bié fànchóu le, shìqing huì jiějué de.

Stop worrying; things will work out.

Tips

usage

More colloquial than 担心 (dānxīn, to worry). Often used with 为...犯愁 (to worry about...). The 犯 here means 'to fall into' — literally 'to fall into worry.'

Stroke Order

犯 fàn

愁 chóu