Verbto worry; to be anxious; sullen

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 发愁.
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Practice writing 发愁 (fā chóu) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

发愁 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 发愁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发愁 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith
chóu
de
shì
neutral
something to worry about
Adverb + Verbwith非常
fēi
cháng
chóu
neutral
very worried
Verb + Complementwith起来
chóu
lái
neutralSpoken
start to worry
Verb + Objectwith
wèi
qián
chóu
neutral
worry about money

Example Sentences with 发愁

chóu
yīn
wèi
méi
yǒu
qián
I am worried because I have no money.
zhèng
wèi
lùn
wén
de
xuǎn
ér
chóu
chí
chí
xià
She is worrying about the topic of her graduation thesis and has been unable to start writing.
dǒng
shì
huì
chéng
yuán
men
zhèng
wèi
gōng
de
cháng
zhàn
lüè
guī
huà
chóu
The board members are anxious about the company's long-term strategic planning.
wèi
míng
tiān
de
kǎo
shì
chóu
dān
xīn
zhǔn
bèi
gòu
chōng
fèn
He is worried about tomorrow's exam, fearing that he hasn't prepared enough.
wèi
zǒng
shì
wèi
zhè
xiē
suǒ
shì
ér
chóu
ne
Why do you always worry about these trivial matters?
cóng
yīn
jīng
ér
chóu
zǒng
shì
bǎo
chí
guān
He never worries about financial pressure and always remains optimistic.
miàn
duì
gōng
jiāng
dào
lái
de
cái
yuán
duō
yuán
gōng
dōu
kāi
shǐ
chóu
wèi
lái
de
shēng
wèn
Facing the upcoming layoffs at the company, many employees are starting to worry about their future livelihood.
jǐn
guǎn
xiàng
jìn
zhǎn
shùn
réng
wèi
qián
zài
de
fēng
xiǎn
chóu
Even though the project is progressing smoothly, he is still deeply anxious about potential risks.