憂 yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

DEFINITIONS

  • sad, grieved
  • grief, melancholy
  • to worry
  • to concern oneself with
  • worried
  • anxiety
  • sorrow
  • (literary) to observe mourning

WORDS

一則以喜，一則以憂 yī zé yǐ xǐ ， yī zé yǐ yōu happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
丁憂 dīng yōu (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ， hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties
喜憂參半 xǐ yōu cān bàn to have mixed feelings (about sth)
堪憂 kān yōu worrying; bleak
報喜不報憂 bào xǐ bù bào yōu to report only the good news, not the bad news; to hold back unpleasant news; to sweep bad news under the carpet
報憂 bào yōu to report bad news; to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster
後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
忘憂草 wàng yōu cǎo daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
憂傷 yōu shāng distressed; laden with grief
憂容 yōu róng (literary) worried facial expression
憂心 yōu xīn concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious
憂心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
憂思 yōu sī to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive
憂悒 yōu yì anxious; distressed; burdened with care
憂患 yōu huàn suffering; misery; hardship
憂悶 yōu mèn depressed; full of worries; feeling down
憂愁 yōu chóu to be worried
憂慮 yōu lǜ to worry; anxiety (about)
憂懼 yōu jù apprehension; apprehensive
憂灼 yōu zhuó worrying
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