喜憂參半 xǐ yōu cān bàn

to have mixed feelings (about sth)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have mixed feelings (about sth)

Characters

Character Meaning
喜 xǐ HSK 1
to be happy; glad; happiness
憂 yōu
to worry; worried; anxiety
參 cān
to participate; to take part in; to join
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-