操心
cāoxīn
to worry about, to take pains
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 父母总是为子女操心。Parents always worry over their children.
- 这件事不用你操心。You don’t need to trouble yourself over this.
Collocations
为…操心操什么心操心的事不用操心
Mnemonic
操 cāo "to handle/exert" + 心 xīn "heart": "to worry about, to take pains". To exert one’s heart. A separable verb (操什么心). Where 发愁 is brooding worry, 操心 carries the active sense of taking pains over others. Similar to 费心.
Related
费心操劳担心关心
Quick check
How do 操心 and 发愁 differ in nuance?