操心 [－－]

Jyutping cou1 sam1
Pinyin cāo xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to worry about
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Concern; (of sarcasm) none of someone's business
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, transitive
    to worry about; to be concerned about
    • 操心家事
      操心家事
      cāo xīn jiā shì
      to worry about family matters
  2. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to worry; to be concerned
    • 愛操心
      爱操心
      ài cāo xīn
      to be prone to worrying
    • 為家事操碎了心
      为家事操碎了心
      wèi jiā shì cāo suì le xīn
      to worry about family matters too much
    • 別操這些心啦。
      别操这些心啦。
      bié cāo zhè xiē xīn la ．
      Don't worry about that.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #351
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    别太操心了，不然会掉头发的。
    別太操心了，不然會掉頭髮的。
    bié tài cāo xīn le ， bù rán huì diào tóu fā de 。
    • Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.
  2. Mandarin
    要用心，不要操心、烦心。
    要用心，不要操心、煩心。
    yào yòng xīn ， bù yào cāo xīn 、 fán xīn 。
    • Be diligent, don't worry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好羡慕你有个咁有交带嘅仔，唔使令人操心。
    好羨慕你有個咁有交帶嘅仔，唔使令人操心。
    hou2 sin6 mou6 nei5 jau5 go3 gam3 jau5 gaau1 daai3 ge3 zai2, m4 sai2 ling6 jan4 cou1 sam1.
    • I am envious of you having such a responsible son. You need not worry about him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    操心家事
    操心家事
    cāo xīn jiā shì
    • to worry about family matters
  2. Mandarin
    爱操心
    愛操心
    ài cāo xīn
    • to be prone to worrying
  3. Mandarin
    我父亲每日为两位姨娘操心，要寻两个又有根基又富贵又青年又俏皮的两位姨爹，好聘嫁这二位姨娘的。
    我父親每日為兩位姨娘操心，要尋兩個又有根基又富貴又青年又俏皮的兩位姨爹，好聘嫁這二位姨娘的。
    wǒ fù qīn měi rì wèi liǎng wèi yí niáng cāo xīn ， yào xún liǎng ge yòu yǒu gēn jī yòu fù guì yòu qīng nián yòu qiào pí de liǎng wèi yí diē ， hǎo pìn jià zhè èr wèi yí niáng de ．
    • My father worries about his two concubines everyday; he needs to find two guys who are young, established, wealthy and charming, so that he can marry off these two concubines.