后顾之忧

後顧之憂

hòugùzhīyōu

idiom HSK 7-9 #33,388

Meanings

HSK 3

解决了住房问题，他没有了后顾之忧。

Jiějué le zhùfáng wèntí, tā méiyǒu le hòugùzhīyōu.

Having solved the housing problem, he has no more worries about the future.

HSK 5

这份保险可以帮你消除后顾之忧。

Zhè fèn bǎoxiǎn kěyǐ bāng nǐ xiāochú hòugùzhīyōu.

This insurance can help you eliminate lingering concerns.

grammar

Most commonly used with 没有 (no worries) or 消除/解除 (to eliminate worries). Pattern: 没有后顾之忧 or 消除后顾之忧.

memory

Literal: "worry (忧) of (之) looking back (后顾)" - the fear that problems will come from behind while you advance forward.

后 hòu

顾 gù

之 zhī

忧 yōu