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顾虑 (gù lǜ) — (verb) to have misgivings; to worry; (noun) misgiving; apprehension; concern

Definition

顾虑 is worry or hesitation from a specific concern, often something that holds you back from acting — more focused on a concrete obstacle than 担忧 (general worry) or 疑虑 (uncertainty and doubt).

verb
to have misgivingsto worry
noun
misgivingapprehensionconcern

Examples

  • 顾虑，。
    Bú yào gù lǜ tài duō, fǒu zé huì cuò guò hǎo jī huì.
    Don't worry too much, or you'll miss good opportunities.
  • 顾虑，。
    Tā xīn zhōng yǒu yí gè hěn dà de gù lǜ, bù gǎn shuō chū lái.
    He has a big concern in his heart and doesn't dare to speak it out.
  • ，顾虑。
    Jīng guò gōu tōng, wǒ men xiāo chú le shuāng fāng de gù lǜ.
    After communication, we eliminated each other's concerns.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

顾gùconsider
虑lǜworry

顾 means to consider and 虑 means to worry, so together they describe anxious consideration.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顧; 顾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
雇
雇gù顧gù
Same sound today

The traditional form 顧 combines 雇 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; 顾 is the simplified form of 顧.

Open 顾 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 慮; 虑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
思思sīto think
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū慮lǜ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 慮 puts 思 (think) with 虍, which gives the sound; the simplified 虑 is a later shorthand.

Open 虑 →
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