忧闷
yōu mèn
Pinyin

Definition

忧闷
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yōu mèn
  1. depressed
  2. full of worries
  3. feeling down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

闷
mēn
  1. 1 stuffy
  2. 2 shut indoors
  3. 3 to smother
  4. 4 to cover tightly
忧伤
yōu shāng
  1. 1 distressed
  2. 2 laden with grief
郁闷
yù mèn
  1. 1 gloomy
  2. 2 depressed
闷骚
mēn sāo
  1. 1 (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside
忧
yōu
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to concern oneself with
  3. 3 worried
  4. 4 anxiety
  5. 5 sorrow
  6. 6 (literary) to observe mourning
忧愁
yōu chóu
  1. 1 to be worried
忧虑
yōu lu:4
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 anxiety (about)
忧郁
yōu yù
  1. 1 sullen
  2. 2 depressed
  3. 3 melancholy
  4. 4 dejected
忧郁症
yōu yù zhèng
  1. 1 (psychology) depression
担忧
dān yōu
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to be concerned
沉闷
chén mèn
  1. 1 oppressive (of weather)
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 depressed
  4. 4 not happy
  5. 5 (of sound) dull
  6. 6 muffled
无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lu:4
  1. 1 carefree and without worries (idiom)
烦闷
fán mèn
  1. 1 moody
  2. 2 gloomy
纳闷
nà mèn
  1. 1 puzzled
  2. 2 bewildered
胸闷
xiōng mēn
  1. 1 chest pain
  2. 2 chest distress
苦闷
kǔ mèn
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 dejected
  3. 3 feeling low
解闷
jiě mèn
  1. 1 to relieve boredom or melancholy
  2. 2 a diversion
逗闷子
dòu mèn zi
  1. 1 (dialect) to joke
分忧
fēn yōu
  1. 1 to share tribulations
  2. 2 to help sb with worries and difficulties
喜忧参半
xǐ yōu cān bàn
  1. 1 to have mixed feelings (about sth)

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
后顾之忧
hòu gù zhī yōu
  1. 1 fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
  2. 2 worries about the future consequences
  3. 3 often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái
  1. 1 to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
忧心忡忡
yōu xīn chōng chōng
  1. 1 deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
忧苦以终
yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng
  1. 1 worried to death (idiom)
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
杞人之忧
Qǐ rén zhī yōu
  1. 1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞人忧天
Qǐ rén yōu tiān
  1. 1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞国之忧
Qǐ guó zhī yōu
  1. 1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
杞国忧天
Qǐ guó yōu tiān
  1. 1 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lu:4
  1. 1 carefree and without worries (idiom)
生于忧患，死于安乐
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
  1. 1 to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
  2. 2 life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

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