yōu
chóu

HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of 忧愁

忧愁 means worried and distressed; sad; sorrowful. Pronounced yōu chóu. HSK 7-9.

  • worried and distressed; sad; sorrowful

Definitions & Examples

zuì
jìn
shī
le
 
liǎn
shang
zǒng
dài
zhe
yōu
chóu
de
biǎo
qíng
 

He recently lost his job and always has a worried expression on his face.

yào
wèi
zhè
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
yōu
chóu
 
qiè
dōu
huì
hǎo
lái
de
 

Don't worry about such a small thing; everything will get better.

de
yǎn
zhōng
chōng
mǎn
le
duì
wèi
lái
de
yōu
chóu
 

Her eyes were filled with sorrow about the future.

Zhè
shǒu
shī
biǎo
le
shī
rén
yuǎn
jiā
xiāng
de
yōu
chóu
 

This poem expresses the poet's sorrow at being far from his hometown.

zhěng
tiān
yōu
chóu
zuò
zài
chuāng
qián
 
yán
 

He sat by the window all day, melancholy and silent.