担心
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
担心 (dānxīn) · to worry
担心 (dānxīn) means “to worry; worried”. It is written with 2 characters: 担 (to bear) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 担心 is built
The characters
担 dān · to bear
What 担 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别担心,我没事。Bié dānxīn, wǒ méi shì.Don't worry, I'm fine.
你在担心什么?Nǐ zài dānxīn shénme?What are you worried about?
Questions about 担心
What does 担心 mean?
担心 (dānxīn) means “to worry; worried”.
How do you pronounce 担心?
担心 is pronounced dānxīn.
Which HSK level is 担心?
担心 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 承担chéngdānto take on
- 担保dānbǎoto guarantee
- 担任dānrènto serve as
- 负担fùdānburden
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful
- 心里xīnliin one's heart
- 心情xīnqíngmood
Learn 担心 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.