牽腸掛肚 qiān cháng guà dù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

Characters

Character Meaning
牽 qiān
to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); to draw in
腸 cháng
intestines; old variant of 腸cháng
掛 guà
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
肚 dù HSK 4
belly; tripe