Meaning of 忧愁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yōuchóu
- to be worried
忧愁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
忧愁就像魔鬼：谁不怕它，它就不能伤害谁。
Worries are like ghosts - those who aren't afraid of them can't suffer at their hands.
好忧愁的一个男人。
What a sad man!
Stroke order for each character
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忧 yōu · sad · 7 strokes
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愁 chóu · to worry about · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 忧愁.
| 担忧 | dānyōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 忧郁 | yōuyù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
| 忧虑 | yōulǜ | to worry; anxiety (about) |
| 无忧无虑 | wúyōu-wúlǜ | (idiom) carefree; without worries |
| 愁眉苦脸 | chóuméi-kǔliǎn | to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable |
| 发愁 | fāchóu | to worry; to fret |
| 后顾之忧 | hòugùzhīyōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worr |
| 犯愁 | fànchóu | to worry; to be anxious |
| 忧伤 | yōushāng | distressed; laden with grief |
| 多愁善感 | duōchóushàngǎn | (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy |
| 忧心 | yōuxīn | concerned; worried |
| 忧郁症 | yōuyùzhèng | (psychology) depression |
Questions about 忧愁
What does 忧愁 mean?
忧愁 (yōuchóu) means "to be worried" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 忧愁?
忧愁 is made of 2 characters: 忧 (7 strokes), 愁 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 忧愁 an HSK word?
Yes. 忧愁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 忧愁 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 忧愁 is written 憂愁.