烦忧
fán yōu
Pinyin

Definition

烦忧
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fán yōu
  1. to worry
  2. to fret

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忧伤
yōu shāng
  1. 1 distressed
  2. 2 laden with grief
烦
fán
  1. 1 to feel vexed
  2. 2 to bother
  3. 3 to trouble
  4. 4 superfluous and confusing
  5. 5 edgy
烦恼
fán nǎo
  1. 1 to be worried
  2. 2 to be distressed
  3. 3 worries
烦躁
fán zào
  1. 1 jittery
  2. 2 twitchy
  3. 3 fidgety
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
厌烦
yàn fán
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 fed up with sth
  3. 3 sick of sth
心烦
xīn fán
  1. 1 to feel agitated
  2. 2 to be troubled
  3. 3 to be annoyed
  4. 4 an upset or distraction
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
担忧
dān yōu
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to be concerned
无忧无虑
wú yōu wú lu:4
  1. 1 carefree and without worries (idiom)
烦人
fán rén
  1. 1 to annoy
  2. 2 annoying
  3. 3 irritating
  4. 4 troublesome
烦心事
fán xīn shì
  1. 1 trouble
  2. 2 worry
耐烦
nài fán
  1. 1 patient (not impatient)
不胜其烦
bù shèng qí fán
  1. 1 to be pestered beyond endurance
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
分忧
fēn yōu
  1. 1 to share tribulations
  2. 2 to help sb with worries and difficulties
劳烦
láo fán
  1. 1 to inconvenience
  2. 2 to trouble (sb with a request)

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)
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
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"
心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn
  1. 1 lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
心烦气躁
xīn fán qì zào
  1. 1 agitated
  2. 2 annoyed (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)
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
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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