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无忧无虑

wúyōuwúlǜ

carefree; free from worries

A child lies on the grass, happily watching clouds drift by
Memory picture

Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

忧 yōu

Strokes
7
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 忧

虑 lǜ

Strokes
10
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
虍 tiger 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 虑

Example phrases

  • 在稳定的家庭环境中,孩子更容易过得无忧无虑。 Zài wěndìng de jiātíng huánjìng zhōng, háizi gèng róngyì guò de wúyōuwúlǜ. In a stable family environment, children are more likely to live carefree lives.
  • 童年时我在乡下过着无忧无虑的生活,每天和伙伴们玩耍。 Tóngnián shí wǒ zài xiāngxià guò zhe wúyōuwúlǜ de shēnghuó, měitiān hé huǒbànmen wánshuā. As a child I lived a carefree life in the countryside, playing with my friends every day.
  • 我很羡慕小猫,整天无忧无虑地晒太阳。 Wǒ hěn xiànmù xiǎo māo, zhěngtiān wúyōuwúlǜ de shài tàiyáng. I really envy the kitten, it basks in the sun all day without a care.

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