顾虑重重

顧慮重重
gùlǜ-chóngchóng
idiom #54,148

Meanings

  1. 1 beset with worries
  2. 2 weighed down by layer upon layer of concerns
  3. 3 full of misgivings

Examples

Tā duì cízhí gùlǜ-chóngchóng, chíchí xiàbuliǎo juéxīn.
He has endless worries about resigning and can't bring himself to decide.
Miànduì zhè cì shǒushù, jiāshǔ gùlǜ-chóngchóng.
Facing this surgery, the family is weighed down by worries.
Tā gùlǜ-chóngchóng, bù gǎn bǎ zhēnshí xiǎngfǎ shuō chūlái.
She's full of misgivings and doesn't dare speak her true thoughts.

Tips

memory
顾虑 (concern/worry) + 重重 (layer upon layer). The AABB reduplication 重重 piles the concerns on top of each other — a simple, vivid way to express compounded worry.
usage
Describes hesitation driven by many overlapping concerns — family obligations, money, reputation, risk. Pair with 下不了决心 (can't decide) or 犹豫不决 (hesitant and undecided).

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