忧愁 yōuchóu to be worried
How to remember 忧愁: 忧 sad + 愁 anxious = to be worried.
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How it is used
- Sad and burdened with worry - 她满脸忧愁 (tā mǎn liǎn yōuchóu) her face was full of sorrow.
- A quiet, lingering melancholy from troubles, more literary and gloomier than 担心 (worry about a specific thing).
- Often a state/adjective; contrast the lighter 发愁 (fret over).