杞人之憂 qǐ rén zhī yōu

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
杞 qǐ
surname Qi; Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
憂 yōu
to worry; worried; anxiety