lo lắng
Definition
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.
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.)