yōu

sad, grieved; grief, melancholy

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

苦以終 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng worried to death (idiom)
鬱 yōu yù sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
鬱症 yōu yù zhèng (psychology) depression
鬱藥 kàng yōu yù yào antidepressant
解難 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
dān yōu to worry; to be concerned
替古人擔 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽 tì gǔ rén dān yōu to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
杞人之 qǐ rén zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞人天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞國之 qǐ guó zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞國天 qǐ guó yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
啟聖 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ carefree and without worries (idiom)
fán yōu to worry; to fret
生於患,死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
dān yōu variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
衣食無 yī shí wú yōu not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities
yǐn yōu secret concern; private worry
飽經患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn having experienced much suffering
高枕無 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries