后顾之忧
hòu gù zhī yōu
worries about things left behind; what holds one back
Character by character
后hòu
behind
behind
顾gù
look back
look back
之zhī
’s
’s
忧yōu
worry
worry
Example
公司在附近办了一家幼儿园，解决了年轻员工的后顾之忧。
The company opened a nursery nearby, taking a weight off its young employees’ minds.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
You met it as a word in lesson 5-12. It is almost always the object of 解决, 消除 or 免除, or comes in 没有后顾之忧: the worry about family, money or the future that keeps someone from getting on with life or work.
Learn this in Lesson 195 · HSK 7–9: 遗嘱与继承 (Wills and inheritance: a legal advice column)
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