Definition

1. Verb:

   • To worry: To feel anxious, concerned, or troubled about actual or potential problems.
   • To be anxious: To experience a state of nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

2. Adjective:

   • Worried: Describing a state of being filled with or showing concern.
   • Anxious: Describing a feeling of unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi lo lắng về kết quả kỳ thi. (I worry about the exam results.)
  • Cô ấy luôn lo lắng cho sức khỏe của mẹ. (She is always anxious about her mother's health.)
• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có vẻ rất lo lắng. (He looks very worried.)
  • Một khuôn mặt lo lắng. (A worried face.)

Advanced Usage

• "lo lắng thái quá": to worry excessively, to overthink.
  • Đừng lo lắng thái quá về những chuyện nhỏ. (Don't overthink small matters.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lo (v): to worry, to be concerned. Often used interchangeably with "lo lắng" but can be slightly more general.
  • Mẹ tôi lo việc học của tôi. (My mother worries about my studies.)
• Nỗi lo (n): a worry, a concern (the noun form).
  • Cô ấy có nhiều nỗi lo. (She has many worries.)

Synonyms

• Worry: To feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled.
• Fret: To be constantly or visibly anxious.
• Apprehensive: Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Related Idioms

• Lo sốt vó: To be extremely worried, to worry oneself sick.
  • Bố mẹ lo sốt vó khi con chưa về nhà. (The parents were worried sick when their child hadn't returned home.)
• Lo bạc tóc: To worry so much that one's hair turns white.
  • Công việc này khiến anh ấy lo bạc tóc. (This job makes him worry himself gray.)