# 牵挂 (qiānguà)

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

- Meaning: to worry about; to care about
- Pinyin: qiānguà (qian1 gua4)
- Traditional: 牽掛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 父母总是牵挂在外的儿女。
  Fùmǔ zǒngshì qiānguà zài wài de érnv̌.
  Parents always worry about their children away from home.

## Characters

- [牵](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-lead/) (qiān): to lead (an animal); to pull
- [挂](https://hanziro.com/word/gua-hang/) (guà): to hang; to hang up (phone)

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

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