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忧愁

忧愁 (yōu chóu): Worried / Anxious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

忧愁 consists of 2 characters.

worry, sorrow, anxiety

worry, sorrow, anxiety

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Word Info

Pinyinyōu chóu

MeaningWorried / Anxious

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word忧愁

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3.

How to Use 忧愁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 忧愁 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

yōu忧

chóu愁

neutral

feel sorrowful

qū驱

sàn散

yōu忧

chóu愁

formalWritten

Adjective + Nounwith情绪

yōu忧

chóu愁

de的

qíng情

xù绪

Subject + Verbwith满面

mǎn满

miàn面

yōu忧

chóu愁

4.

Example Sentences with 忧愁

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

yōu忧

chóu愁

。

disperse sorrow

neutral

feeling of sorrow

formal

face full of sorrow

He is very sad today.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

méi眉

tóu头

jǐn紧

suǒ锁

，

sì似

hū乎

bèi被

mǒu某

zhǒng种

shēn深

chén沉

de的

yōu忧

chóu愁

suǒ所

kùn困

rǎo扰

。

He has been frowning a lot lately, seemingly troubled by some profound worry.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

bào报

gào告

zhōng中

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

liú流

lù露

chū出

duì对

shì市

chǎng场

bō波

dòng动

de的

sī丝

háo毫

yōu忧

chóu愁

。

In the official report, he did not show the slightest worry about market fluctuations.

tā她

yīn因

wèi为

kǎo考

shì试

méi没

kǎo考

hǎo好

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

yōu忧

chóu愁

。

She feels sad because she didn't do well on the exam.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

dú独

zì自

zài在

cǐ此

，

liǎn脸

shàng上

xiě写

mǎn满

le了

huī挥

zhī之

bú不

qù去

de的

yōu忧

chóu愁

？

Why are you here alone, with an expression full of lingering worry?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

qián前

lù路

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

dàn但

tā他

xīn心

zhōng中

què却

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

sī丝

yōu忧

chóu愁

。

Although the road ahead is full of challenges, there is not a trace of worry in his heart.

miàn面

duì对

wèi未

lái来

de的

bù不

què确

dìng定

xìng性

，

tā他

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

yōu忧

chóu愁

。

Facing the uncertainty of the future, his heart is filled with sorrow.

dāng当

tā他

dé得

zhī知

xiàng项

mù目

kě可

néng能

yán延

qī期

shí时

，

duǎn短

zàn暂

de的

yōu忧

chóu愁

lì立

kè刻

bèi被

jī积

jí极

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

suǒ所

qǔ取

dài代

。

When he learned the project might be delayed, his brief worry was immediately replaced by proactive solutions.

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担忧dān yōuHSK 6
后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōuHSK 6
无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜHSK 6
忧虑yōu lǜHSK 7-9
忧虞yōuyú
恫忧dòngyōu

Words with 愁

发愁fā chóuHSK 5
犯愁fàn chóuHSK 7-9
愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnHSK 7-9