yōu

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 忧

后顾之忧
hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)

忧愁
yōu chóu

to be worried

忧虑
yōu lǜ

to worry

忧郁
yōu yù

sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

担忧
dān yōu

to worry

无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

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)

丁忧
dīng yōu

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

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).

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]

内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

分忧
fēn yōu

to share tribulations

喜忧参半
xǐ yōu cān bàn

to have mixed feelings (about sth)

堪忧
kān yōu

worrying

报喜不报忧
bào xǐ bù bào yōu

to report only the good news, not the bad news

报忧
bào yōu

to report bad news

忘忧草
wàng yōu cǎo

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

忧伤
yōu shāng

distressed

忧容
yōu róng

(literary) worried facial expression

忧心
yōu xīn

concerned

忧心忡忡
yōu xīn chōng chōng

deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)

忧思
yōu sī

to be anxious and worried

忧悒
yōu yì

anxious

忧患
yōu huàn

suffering

忧闷
yōu mèn

depressed

忧虑
yōu lǜ

to worry

忧惧
yōu jù

apprehension

忧灼
yōu zhuó

worrying

忧苦以终
yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng

worried to death (idiom)

忧郁症
yōu yù zhèng

(psychology) depression

抗忧郁药
kàng yōu yù yào

antidepressant

排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn

to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)

替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily

替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily

杞人之忧
qǐ rén zhī yōu

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞人忧天
qǐ rén yōu tiān

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞国之忧
qǐ guó zhī yōu

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

杞国忧天
qǐ guó yōu tiān

man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

烦忧
fán yōu

to worry

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)

衣食无忧
yī shí wú yōu

not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)

隐忧
yǐn yōu

secret concern

饱经忧患
bǎo jīng yōu huàn

having experienced much suffering

高枕无忧
gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom)