# 挂念 (guàniàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挂念 (guàniàn) means “to worry about; to miss”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to worry about; to miss
- Pinyin: guàniàn (gua4 nian4)
- Traditional: 掛念
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 父母总是挂念在外的儿女。
  Fùmǔ zǒngshì guàniàn zàiwài de Érnǚ.
  Parents always worry about their children away from home.

## Characters

- [挂](https://hanziro.com/word/gua-hang/) (guà): to hang; to hang up (phone)
- [念](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-read/) (niàn): to read; to study (a subject)

https://hanziro.com/word/gua-nian-worry-about/

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