忧心如捣 — “Extremely anxious or worried”
忧心如捣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely anxious or worried”. One's heart feels as if it's being pounded by a pestle. Literally, “Heart pounded like a pestle”.
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忧心如捣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忧心如捣 Character Breakdown
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听到孩子失联的消息，她忧心如捣，整夜无法入睡。
Hearing the news that her child was missing, she was extremely anxious and couldn't sleep all night.
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Synonyms of 忧心如捣
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- yōu忧gōng公rú如jiā家worry about public affairs as family matters
- yōu忧gōng公wàng忘sī私put public interests before personal ones
- yōu忧gōng公wú无sī私selfless devotion to public good
- yōu忧xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of sorrow and joy
- yōu忧guó国āi哀mín民worry about the nation and grieve for the people
- yōu忧guó国fèng奉gōng公worry about country, devote to public duty
- yōu忧guó国rú如jiā家worry about the country as one's home
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘jiā家worry about country, forget family
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘sī私worry about the country, forget self-interest
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘shēn身worry about the country, forget oneself
- yōu忧guó国yōu忧mín民worry about the country and its people
- yōu忧guó国xù恤mín民worry about country, care for people
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What does 忧心如捣 mean?
忧心如捣 (yōu xīn rú dǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely anxious or worried”.
How do you pronounce 忧心如捣?
忧心如捣 is pronounced yōu xīn rú dǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忧心如捣 literally mean?
Literally, 忧心如捣 means “Heart pounded like a pestle”. It is used to mean “Extremely anxious or worried”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忧心如捣?
忧愁得像有东西在捣心一样。形容十分焦急。