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| Pronunciation |
: |
chóu |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- worry about. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
心 |
| Strokes |
: |
13 |
| Traditional |
: |
愁 |
| Usage |
: |
2.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
frowning and worried (idiom) |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
to drink sorrow down; to drink one’s sorrows away |
Sentences:
| 1. She is troubled about her loan. |
| tā |
wéi |
dài |
kuǎn |
ér |
fā |
chóu |
。 |
| 她 |
为 |
贷 |
款 |
而 |
发 |
愁 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 为 |
: |
for |
| 贷款 |
: |
loan |
| 而 |
: |
and; and so |
| 发愁 |
: |
to worry; to fret |
|
| 2. She tends to drink her sorrows away. |
| tā |
zǒng |
shì |
jiè |
jiǔ |
xiāo |
chóu |
。 |
| 她 |
总 |
是 |
借 |
酒 |
消 |
愁 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 总是 |
: |
tend to |
| 借酒消愁 |
: |
to drink one’s sorrows away |
|
| 3. What’s the good of worrying? |
| jiāo |
lǜ |
yōu |
chóu |
yǒu |
hé |
hǎo |
chù |
？ |
| 焦 |
虑 |
忧 |
愁 |
有 |
何 |
好 |
处 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 焦虑 |
: |
anxious |
| 忧愁 |
: |
be worried |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 何 |
: |
any |
| 好处 |
: |
benefit |
|
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