忧
愁

To be worried in Chinese: 忧愁 (yōu chóu)

yōu chóu

to be worried

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 憂愁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be worried

Stroke order

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忧
愁

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡ

yōu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄔㄡˊ

chóu

ㄔ/ chㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

忧愁

Simplified

憂愁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 忧愁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她脸上带着忧愁的表情。

    tā liǎn shàng dài zhe yōu chóu de biǎo qíng。

    She had a worried look on her face.

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Related words

愁

chóu

to worry about

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

担忧

dān yōu

to worry

犯愁

fàn chóu

to worry

忧虑

yōu lǜ

to worry

忧郁

yōu yù

sullen

愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom)

后顾之忧

hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)

无忧无虑

wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

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