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忧愁 (yōu chóu): Worried / Anxious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
忧 • yōu • worry, sorrow, anxiety
yōu
忧
worry, sorrow, anxiety
愁 • chóu • worry, sorrow, anxiety • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
chóu
愁
worry, sorrow, anxiety
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 忧愁.
Words with
忧
忧郁
yōu yù
melancholy; heavy-hearted; dejected
担忧
dān yōu
to worry
后顾之忧
hòu gù zhī yōu
worry about things back home
无忧无虑
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wú yōu wú lǜ
care-free; without sorrow or anxiety
忧虑
yōu lǜ
Worry / Be concerned
忧伤
yōu shāng
sad; sorrowful
忧心
yōu xīn
worried, anxious
忧虞
yōuyú
anxiety, worry
Words with
愁
发愁
fā chóu
to worry; to be anxious; sullen
犯愁
fàn chóu
worry / be anxious about
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
with a worried or distressed look / frown in worry
4.
How to Use 忧愁 in Sentences
Verb + Object
gǎn
感
dào
到
yōu
忧
chóu
愁
neutral
feel sorrowful
qū
驱
sàn
散
yōu
忧
chóu
愁
formal
Written
Adjective + Noun
with
情绪
yōu
忧
chóu
愁
de
的
qíng
情
xù
绪
Subject + Verb
with
满面
mǎn
满
miàn
面
yōu
忧
chóu
愁
5.
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.
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.
