犯愁 (fàn chóu) — to worry, to be anxious
Definition
犯愁 means 'to worry / be anxious' over something specific and is more colloquial than 忧虑. As a separable verb, 犯 + 愁 can split — e.g. 犯什么愁?
verb
to worryto be anxious
Examples
- 犯愁，。Bié wèi qián fàn chóu le, wǒ men huì yǒu bàn fǎ de.Don't worry about money; we'll figure something out.
- 犯愁。Tā zuì jìn zǒng fàn chóu zhǎo bú dào hǎo gōng zuò.She's been worrying lately about not finding a good job.
- 犯愁。Yì xiǎng dào kǎo shì tā jiù fàn chóu.As soon as he thinks about the exam, he worries.
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