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后顾之忧

hòugùzhīyōu

Traditional: 後顧之憂

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)

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Meaning of 后顾之忧 in English

hòugùzhīyōuHSK 7–9Syllabus #7085
  1. fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
  2. worries about the future consequences
  3. often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Characters

后 on its own →
hòu · empress

HSK words with 后

后HSK 1后面HSK 2后来HSK 3后年HSK 3后天HSK 3然后HSK 3以后HSK 3最后HSK 3后悔HSK 4今后HSK 4
顾 on its own →
gù · to look after; to take into consideratio

HSK words with 顾

照顾HSK 3顾客HSK 4顾HSK 6不顾HSK 6顾问HSK 6回顾HSK 6只顾HSK 6顾及HSK 7–9顾虑HSK 7–9光顾HSK 7–9
之 on its own →
zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalen

HSK words with 之

之HSK 4之后HSK 4之间HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5之所以HSK 6反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 忧

担忧HSK 6忧愁HSK 7–9忧虑HSK 7–9忧郁HSK 7–9无忧无虑HSK 7–9

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