Meaning
worry about
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chou” becomes a different word in each tone. 愁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 发愁fā chóuto worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
- 忧愁yōu chóuto be worried
- 愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
- 犯愁fàn chóuto worry; to be anxious
- 解愁jiě chóuto relieve melancholy
Example Sentence
看着满地的落叶，他不禁有些发愁。Kàn zhe mǎn dì de luò yè, tā bù jīn yǒu xiē fā chóu.Looking at the fallen leaves all over the ground, he could not help feeling a bit gloomy.
看Kànto look after着zhe(ongoing action)满mǎnManchu ethnic group地dì(adverb marker)的deof落叶luò yèdead leaves，他tāhe不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth)有些yǒu xiēsome发愁fā chóuto worry。