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惄

Character · VerbTraditional昵

to worry; to brood

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to worry anxiously; to be deeply concerned; to brood

literary

An archaic, literary term meaning to be troubled by deep thought or anxiety. It is not used in modern spoken language.

Jūn君
zǐ子
bù不
nì昵
yú于
sī私
yōu忧
 。

A virtuous person does not brood over private worries.

Xīn心
huái怀
guó国
shì事
 ，
rì日
yè夜
sī思
nì昵
 。

With national affairs on his mind, he worried day and night.