后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu

1. fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)
2. family worries (obstructing freedom to act)
3. trouble back at home
4. worries about the future consequences

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 后顾之忧 will read it the same way this page does.

后顾之忧 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 后顾之忧 mean in English?

后顾之忧 is pronounced hòugùzhīyōu and means fears of trouble in the rear (idiom), family worries (obstructing freedom to act), trouble back at home, worries about the future consequences.

How do you pronounce 后顾之忧?

后顾之忧 is hòugùzhīyōu in pinyin — written houguzhiyou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 后顾之忧?

后顾之忧 is written with 4 characters: 后 (hòu) Back (after - later - offspring), 顾 (gù) Attends to (look around - consider), 之 (zhī) It ([literary equivalent of 的] - him - her), 忧 (yōu) Worried (excellent - abundant - give preferential treatment). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 后顾之忧 written in traditional Chinese?

後顧之憂. The simplified form 后顾之忧 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 後顧之憂 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced hòugùzhīyōu.

Is 后顾之忧 an HSK word?

Yes — 后顾之忧 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.