Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

worried

Chinese: 忧愁、担心。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 忧 is the 1st 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

  • 担忧dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
  • 忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
  • 无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries
  • 后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
  • 忧虑yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)

Example Sentence

妈妈总是为我的学习而担忧。Mā ma zǒng shì wèi wǒ de xué xí ér dān yōu.Mom always worries about my studies.

妈妈Mā mamama总是zǒng shìalwayswèiforIdeof学习xué xíto learnérand担忧dān yōuto worry