后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu

worries about the future consequences

HSK 6

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 32976th word

Definitions

  1. 1. worries about the future consequences
  2. 2. fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
  3. 3. often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Characters

Character Meaning
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
顾 gù HSK 3
to look after; to attend to; to take into consideration
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
忧 yōu HSK 6
to worry; worried; anxiety