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忧愁

HSK 7-9Word · AdjectiveTraditional憂愁

worried; sorrowful; melancholy

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

worried and distressed; sad; sorrowful

neutral

Used to describe a state of mental distress or unhappiness, often due to external circumstances.

Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
shī失
yè业
le了
 ,
liǎn脸
shang上
zǒng总
dài带
zhe着
yōu忧
chóu愁
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
 。

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

Bù不
yào要
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
yōu忧
chóu愁
 ,
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
huì会
hǎo好
qǐ起
lái来
de的
 。

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

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Tā她
de的
yǎn眼
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
wèi未
lái来
de的
yōu忧
chóu愁
 。

Her eyes were filled with sorrow about the future.

Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
biǎo表
dá达
le了
shī诗
rén人
yuǎn远
lí离
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
yōu忧
chóu愁
 。

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

Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
yōu忧
chóu愁
dì地
zuò坐
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
 ,
yī一
yán言
bù不
fā发
 。

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