Concern

The word concern can act as differentparts of speech and can have different meanings (e.g. to involve, to be about, to take an interest in, to worry), which do not correspond directly to Chinese. These are the patterns the word usually occurs in:

Pattern 1:

• Something concerns someone NOTE
  

Pattern 2:

• Someone is concerned ABOUT (or BY) something. NOTE
  

Pattern 3:

• The concerned man tried to help the dying child. NOTE
  

Pattern 4:

• The man concerned tried to help the dying child. NOTE
  

Pattern 5:

• Something is a matter of great concern. NOTE
  

Pattern 6:

• I will now explain my position concerning this matter. NOTE
  

Be careful that your meaning is clear when you use this word. Which of the following sentences is ambiguous (it can mean more than one thing)?

• The problem concerned many people.

• Many people were concerned about the problem.

Do not confuse the different patterns of concern. Click on the correct English translations of this Chinese sentence: 很多人關注空氣污杢。

• Many people concern air pollution.
  

• Many people concern about air pollution.
  

• Many people are concerned with air pollution.
  

• Many people are concerned about air pollution.

• Air pollution concerns many people.

• Many people worry about air pollution.

• Many people are worried about air pollution.

• Air pollution worries many people.

• Many people care about air pollution.