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忧心忡忡

Word · AdjectiveTraditional憂心忡忡

worried; anxious; troubled

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

worried; anxious; troubled; heavy-hearted

literary

A four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe a state of deep worry or anxiety. Often used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize the heaviness of one's heart.

Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
zǒng总
shì是
yōu忧
xīn心
chōng忡
chōng忡
de的
 。

He has been looking deeply worried lately.

Mǔ母
qīn亲
yōu忧
xīn心
chōng忡
chōng忡
de地
kàn看
zhe着
shēng生
bìng病
de的
hái孩
zi子
 。

The mother looked at her sick child with great anxiety.

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Miàn面
duì对
jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
yōu忧
xīn心
chōng忡
chōng忡
 。

Facing the economic crisis, everyone was deeply troubled.