| 忧 | [ yoū ] to worry, to concern oneself with, worried, anxiety, sorrow, (literary) to observe mourning |
| 忧伤 | [ yoū shāng ] distressed, laden with grief |
| 忧容 | [ yoū róng ] (literary) worried facial expression |
| 忧心 | [ yoū xīn ] concerned, worried, disturbed, anxious |
| 忧心忡忡 | [ yoū xīn chōng chōng ] deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) |
| 忧思 | [ yoū sī ] to be anxious and worried, agitated, pensive |
| 忧悒 | [ yoū yì ] anxious, distressed, burdened with care |
| 忧患 | [ yoū huàn ] suffering, misery, hardship |
| 忧闷 | [ yoū mèn ] depressed, full of worries, feeling down |
| 忧愁 | [ yoū choú ] to be worried |
| 忧虑 | [ yoū lǜ ] to worry, anxiety (about) |
| 忧惧 | [ yoū jù ] apprehension, apprehensive |
| 忧灼 | [ yoū zhuó ] worrying |
| 忧苦以终 | [ yoū kǔ yǐ zhōng ] worried to death (idiom) |
| 忧郁 | [ yoū yù ] sullen, depressed, melancholy, dejected |
| 忧郁症 | [ yoū yù zhèng ] (psychology) depression |
| ⇒ 一则以喜，一则以忧 | [ yī zé yǐ xǐ yī zé yǐ yoū ] happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom) |
| ⇒ 丁忧 | [ dīng yoū ] (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent |
| ⇒ 人无远虑，必有近忧 | [ rén wú yuǎn lǜ bì yoǔ jìn yoū ] He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects)., Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. |
| ⇒ 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 | [ xiān tiān xià zhī yoū ér yoū hoù tiān xià zhī lè ér lè ] The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1] |
| ⇒ 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 | [ xiān tiān xià zhī yoū ér yoū hoù tiān xià zhī lè ér lè ] The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1] |
| ⇒ 内忧外困 | [ neì yoū waì kùn ] internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad |
| ⇒ 内忧外患 | [ neì yoū waì huàn ] internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad |
| ⇒ 分忧 | [ fēn yoū ] to share tribulations, to help sb with worries and difficulties |
| ⇒ 喜忧参半 | [ xǐ yoū cān bàn ] to have mixed feelings (about sth) |
| ⇒ 堪忧 | [ kān yoū ] worrying, bleak |
| ⇒ 报喜不报忧 | [ baò xǐ bù baò yoū ] to report only the good news, not the bad news, to hold back unpleasant news, to sweep bad news under the carpet |
| ⇒ 报忧 | [ baò yoū ] to report bad news, to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster |
| ⇒ 后顾之忧 | [ hoù gù zhī yoū ] fears 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" |
| ⇒ 忘忧草 | [ wàng yoū caǒ ] daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) |
| ⇒ 抗忧郁药 | [ kàng yoū yù yaò ] antidepressant |
| ⇒ 排忧解难 | [ paí yoū jiě nàn ] to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom) |
| ⇒ 担忧 | [ dān yoū ] to worry, to be concerned |
| ⇒ 替古人担忧 | [ tì gǔ rén dān yoū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 替古人耽忧 | [ tì gǔ rén dān yoū ] 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 |
| ⇒ 杞人之忧 | [ qǐ rén zhī yoū ] man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| ⇒ 杞人忧天 | [ qǐ rén yoū tiān ] man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| ⇒ 杞国之忧 | [ qǐ guó zhī yoū ] man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| ⇒ 杞国忧天 | [ qǐ guó yoū tiān ] man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| ⇒ 殷忧启圣 | [ yīn yoū qǐ shèng ] deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom), storms make oaks take deeper root |
| ⇒ 无忧无虑 | [ wú yoū wú lǜ ] carefree and without worries (idiom) |
| ⇒ 烦忧 | [ fán yoū ] to worry, to fret |
| ⇒ 生于忧患，死于安乐 | [ shēng yú yoū 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 |
| ⇒ 耽忧 | [ dān yoū ] variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1] |
| ⇒ 衣食无忧 | [ yī shí wú yoū ] not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom), to be provided with the basic necessities |
| ⇒ 隐忧 | [ yǐn yoū ] secret concern, private worry |
| ⇒ 饱经忧患 | [ baǒ jīng yoū huàn ] having experienced much suffering |
| ⇒ 高枕无忧 | [ gaō zhěn wú yoū ] to sleep peacefully (idiom), (fig.) to rest easy, to be free of worries |
