chóuxù

愁绪

Word · NounTraditional愁緒

melancholy; sorrowful feelings

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

melancholy; gloomy mood; sorrowful thoughts

literary

A more literary term for a sustained feeling of sadness or worry, often implying something that lingers and is hard to dispel.

Lí离
bié别
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
yíng萦
rào绕
zài在
tā他
de的
xīn心
tóu头
 ,
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
sàn散
qù去
 。

The melancholy of parting lingered in his heart for a long time.

Wàng望
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
de的
qiū秋
yǔ雨
 ,
yī一
gǔ股
mò莫
míng名
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
yǒng涌
shàng上
xīn心
tóu头
 。

Looking at the autumn rain outside the window, an inexplicable sorrow welled up in his heart.

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Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
shī诗
rén人
duì对
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
 。

This poem is filled with the poet's longing and melancholy for his hometown.

Tā他
méi眉
yǔ宇
jiān间
zǒng总
dài带
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
huà化
jiě解
bù不
kāi开
de的
chóu愁
xù绪
 。

There was always a trace of unresolvable gloom between his brows.