杞人之忧(qǐ rén zhī yōu): (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would…
4 charactersTrad. 杞人之憂
(lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- qǐ rén zhī yōu
- Meaning
- (lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 杞人之憂
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 杞人之忧 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2owner
zhǔ主chí持rén人
HSK 6host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
yī一jiā家rén人
HSK 7-9the whole family
bù不wéi为rén人zhī知
HSK 7-9not known to anyone
diū丢rén人
HSK 7-9to lose face
zhǔ主rén人gōng公
HSK 7-9hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist
chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危
HSK 7-9to take advantage of sb's precarious position
qǐ杞rén人yōu忧tiān天
(lit.) like the man of 杞[Qi3] who feared the sky would fall (idiom)
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