后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu

HSK 6

DEFINITIONS

  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 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
顾 gù
HSK 3
look back; look at; look after
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
忧 yōu
HSK 6
sad, grieved; grief, melancholy