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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
擔心 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
擔心 =
ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ · dānxīn
verb — to worry

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to carry on a shoulder pole (擔子)dān扌 a hand; 詹 zhān gives the sound
heart (小心)xīn
擔心,擔是挑擔子的擔,心是心臟的心。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一顆,挑()在肩膀上,放不下來。
A heart riding the carrying pole (擔) — and no way to set it down.
字源記憶法
例 · Examples
1媽媽很擔心你,打個電話回家吧。
Mom's worried — call home.
2擔心,一切都會好的。
Don't worry; it'll be fine.
3擔心明天的考試。
Tomorrow's exam is weighing on him.
4擔心,越睡不著。
The more you worry, the less you sleep.
5擔心的事,最後都沒發生。
The things I worried about never happened.