HSK 6
后顾之忧
後顧之憂
Meaning
- fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
- worries about the future consequences
- often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- Traditional
- 後顧之憂
- Pinyin
- hòu gù zhī yōu
Character reference
Components and radical classification
后
hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
Primary radical口 · mouth
顾
gùto look back; to look at; to look after
Primary radical页 · leaf
之
zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
Primary radical丿 · slash
忧
yōusad, grieving; melancholy, grief
Primary radical忄 · heart
後
hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
Primary radical彳 · step
顧
gùto look back; to look at; to look after
Primary radical頁 · leaf
憂
yōusad, grieving; melancholy, grief
Primary radical心 · heart
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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