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发愁

fāchóu

to worry, to feel anxious

A person sits with chin in hands, worried, beside a few coins
Memory picture

Characters in this word

发 fā

Strokes
5
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition

愁 chóu

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
秋 autumn, fall 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 面对不断上涨的成本,许多小店老板开始发愁。 Miànduì búduàn shàngzhǎng de chéngběn, xǔduō xiǎodiàn lǎobǎn kāishǐ fāchóu. Faced with constantly rising costs, many small shop owners have begun to worry.
  • 快到月底了,他还在为房租发愁。 Kuài dào yuèdǐ le, tā hái zài wèi fángzū fāchóu. The end of the month is near, and he is still worrying about the rent.
  • 别发愁了,只要肯想,办法总比困难多。 Bié fāchóu le, zhǐyào kěn xiǎng, bànfǎ zǒng bǐ kùnnan duō. Don't worry; if you are willing to think, there are always more solutions than problems.

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