杞人之忧 qǐ rén zhī yōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

CHARACTERS

杞 qǐ willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
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