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

憂苦以終 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng worried to death (idiom)
憂鬱 yōu yù sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
憂鬱症 yōu yù zhèng (psychology) depression
抗憂鬱藥 kàng yōu yù yào antidepressant
排憂解難 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
擔憂 dān yōu to worry; to be concerned
替古人擔憂 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
替古人耽憂 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
杞人之憂 qǐ rén zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞國之憂 qǐ guó zhī yōu man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞國憂天 qǐ guó yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
殷憂啟聖 yīn yōu qǐ shèng deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
無憂無慮 wú yōu wú lǜ carefree and without worries (idiom)
煩憂 fán yōu to worry; to fret
生於憂患，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
耽憂 dān yōu variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
衣食無憂 yī shí wú yōu not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities
隱憂 yǐn yōu secret concern; private worry
飽經憂患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn having experienced much suffering
高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
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