Definition
This four-character idiom (成语) comes from an ancient story about a man from the state of Qi who constantly worried that the sky might fall and crush him. It is used to describe groundless or unnecessary anxiety — worrying about things that are extremely unlikely to happen. You can use it either as a noun phrase ('that's just 杞人忧天') or as a verb-like phrase ('别杞人忧天').
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groundless fearsunnecessary worrythe person of Qi worrying that the sky will fall (idiom)
Examples
- 杞人忧天，。Nǐ de dānxīn wánquán shì Qǐ rén yōu tiān, zhè jiàn shì bú huì yǒu wèntí de.Your worry is completely groundless; this matter won't have any problems.
- 杞人忧天，。Bié Qǐ rén yōu tiān le, tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān shì qíngtiān.Don't worry unnecessarily; the weather forecast says it's sunny today.
- ，杞人忧天。Tā zǒng dānxīn gǔshì huì bēngpán, dàn hěnduō rén juéde tā shì zài Qǐ rén yōu tiān.He always worries the stock market might crash, but many people think he is borrowing trouble.
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