忧

yōu

“To worry” in Chinese is 忧 (yōu).

Other characters with the syllable you: see all 17 →

Meaning

to worry
to concern oneself with
worried

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anxiety
sorrow
(literary) to observe mourning

Example

我们对女儿的健康问题很担忧。

We're anxious about our daughter's health.

From 担忧 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 忧

担忧dānyōuto worryHSK 6 忧愁yōuchóuto be worriedHSK 7-9 忧虑yōulǜto worryHSK 7-9 忧郁yōuyùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejectedHSK 7-9 后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)HSK 7-9 无忧无虑wúyōu-wúlǜcarefree; without worriesHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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