令人担忧 (lìng rén dān yōu) — worrying, concerning, alarming

Definition

令人担忧 means 'worrying/concerning' — a formal idiom used in writing and reports to flag an issue or trend as troubling, not a casual remark.

idiom

worryingconcerningalarming

令人担忧。
Mù qián de jīng jì xíng shì lìng rén dān yōu.
The current economic situation is worrying.
令人担忧。
Tā de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng lìng rén dān yōu.
His health condition is concerning.
令人担忧，。
Zhè ge wèn tí lìng rén dān yōu, wǒ men bì xū jǐn kuài jiě jué.
This issue is alarming; we must solve it as soon as possible.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 令, the upper 亼 is an open mouth and the lower 卩 is a kneeling person, together showing someone giving orders.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌旦担

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

旦

Same sound today

In 担, the left part 扌 is the hand, showing that the action involves using the hand. The right part 旦 shows how it sounds.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尤

Same sound today

The heart part 心 marks a feeling, and 尤 gives the sound.