杞人忧天 qǐ rén yōu tiān

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 22595th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
surname Qi; Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
person; people; man
to worry; worried; anxiety
day; sky; heaven