to worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
操心 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
她总是为别人的事情操心。 tā zǒng shì wèi biérén de shìqíng cāoxīn. - She always worries about other people's affairs.
别为我的事情操心，我会处理好的。 bié wèi wǒ de shìqíng cāoxīn, wǒ huì chǔlǐ hǎo de. - Don't worry about my affairs, I will handle them well.
他常常为公司的发展操心。 tā chángcháng wèi gōngsī de fāzhǎn cāoxīn. - He often worries about the company's development.
你不必为我担心，我很好。 nǐ bùbì wèi wǒ dānxīn, wǒ hěn hǎo. - You don't need to worry about me, I'm fine.
他们为孩子的教育问题操心了很久。 tāmen wèi háizi de jiàoyù wèntí cāoxīn le hěn jiǔ. - They have been worried about the children's education issues for a long time.
Characters
心 xīn - heart; mind, thinking; feeling; intention; moral nature; core, center |
操 cāo - to grasp, to hold; to speak (a language or dialect); exercise |