顾虑重重

顧慮重重
gùlǜchóngchóng
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 gùlǜchóngchóng, chíchí xià bu liǎo juéxīn.
He has endless worries about resigning and can't bring himself to decide.
Miànduì zhè cì shǒushù, jiāshǔ gùlǜchóngchóng.
Facing this surgery, the family is weighed down by worries.
Tā gùlǜchóngchóng, 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 决心 (can't decide) or 犹豫不决 (hesitant and undecided).

Stroke Order

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