忧

yōu

Definitions

1. to worry
2. to concern oneself with
3. worried
4. anxiety
5. sorrow
6. (literary) to observe mourning

Words Containing 忧

• 人无远虑，必有近忧 rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu: He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
• 生于忧患，死于安乐 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè: to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
• 忧闷 yōu mèn: depressed
• 忘忧草 wàng yōu cǎo: daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
• 忧苦以终 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng: worried to death (idiom)
• 丁忧 dīng yōu: (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
• 衣食无忧 yī shí wú yōu: not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
• 堪忧 kān yōu: worrying
• 担忧 dān yōu: to worry
• 忧伤 yōu shāng: distressed
• 后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu: fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
• 忧灼 yōu zhuó: worrying
• 报忧 bào yōu: to report bad news
• 忧郁 yōu yù: sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
• 忧心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng: deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
• 无忧无虑 wú yōu wú lǜ: carefree and without worries (idiom)
• 杞国之忧 qǐ guó zhī yōu: man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
• 排忧解难 pái yōu jiě nàn: to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
• 忧惧 yōu jù: apprehension
• 忧患 yōu huàn: suffering
• 报喜不报忧 bào xǐ bù bào yōu: to report only the good news, not the bad news
• 喜忧参半 xǐ yōu cān bàn: to have mixed feelings (about sth)
• 内忧外患 nèi yōu wài huàn: internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
• 高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu: to sleep peacefully (idiom)
• 忧虑 yōu lǜ: to worry
• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè: The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
• 烦忧 fán yōu: to worry
• 内忧外困 nèi yōu wài kùn: internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
• 饱经忧患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn: having experienced much suffering
• 忧悒 yōu yì: anxious
• 杞人忧天 qǐ rén yōu tiān: man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
• 无忧无虑 wú yōu wú lǜ: carefree and without worries (idiom)
• 忧愁 yōu chóu: to be worried
• 忧容 yōu róng: (literary) worried facial expression
• 忧虑 yōu lǜ: to worry
• 隐忧 yǐn yōu: secret concern
• 忧思 yōu sī: to be anxious and worried
• 忧心 yōu xīn: concerned
• 一则以喜，一则以忧 yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu: happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
• 替古人耽忧 tì gǔ rén dān yōu: to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
• 殷忧启圣 yīn yōu qǐ shèng: deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
• 杞人之忧 qǐ rén zhī yōu: man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
• 分忧 fēn yōu: to share tribulations
• 替古人担忧 tì gǔ rén dān yōu: to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
• 忧郁症 yōu yù zhèng: (psychology) depression
• 抗忧郁药 kàng yōu yù yào: antidepressant
• 杞国忧天 qǐ guó yōu tiān: man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears