忧
虑

To worry in Chinese: 忧虑 (yōu lǜ)

yōu lǜ

to worry

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

Definitions

  1. 1to worry
  2. 2anxiety (about)

Stroke order

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忧
虑

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡ

yōu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄌㄩˋ

lǜ

ㄌ/ lㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

忧虑

Simplified

憂慮

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 父母为孩子的健康而忧虑。

    fù mǔ wèi hái zi de jiàn kāng ér yōu lǜ。

    Parents worry about their children's health.

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Related words

考虑

kǎo lǜ

to think over

担忧

dān yōu

to worry

顾虑

gù lǜ

misgivings

焦虑

jiāo lǜ

anxious

疑虑

yí lǜ

hesitation

忧愁

yōu chóu

to be worried

忧郁

yōu yù

sullen

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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