忧喜交并 — “To have mixed feelings of sorrow and joy”
忧喜交并 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have mixed feelings of sorrow and joy”. To be filled with conflicting emotions. Literally, “Sorrow and joy intermingled”.
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忧喜交并 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忧喜交并 Character Breakdown
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当她收到录取通知书时，心中忧喜交并，既为即将离家而忧，又为学业有成而喜。
When she received the admission letter, she had mixed feelings of sorrow and joy, both worried about leaving home and happy about her academic achievement.
Idioms Related to 忧喜交并
More idioms starting with 忧
- yōu忧gōng公rú如jiā家worry about public affairs as family matters
- yōu忧gōng公wàng忘sī私put public interests before personal ones
- yōu忧gōng公wú无sī私selfless devotion to public good
- yōu忧guó国āi哀mín民worry about the nation and grieve for the people
- yōu忧guó国fèng奉gōng公worry about country, devote to public duty
- yōu忧guó国rú如jiā家worry about the country as one's home
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘jiā家worry about country, forget family
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘sī私worry about the country, forget self-interest
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘shēn身worry about the country, forget oneself
- yōu忧guó国yōu忧mín民worry about the country and its people
- yōu忧guó国xù恤mín民worry about country, care for people
- yōu忧guó国ài爱mín民worry about the country and love the people
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What does 忧喜交并 mean?
忧喜交并 (yōu xǐ jiāo bìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have mixed feelings of sorrow and joy”.
How do you pronounce 忧喜交并?
忧喜交并 is pronounced yōu xǐ jiāo bìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忧喜交并 literally mean?
Literally, 忧喜交并 means “Sorrow and joy intermingled”. It is used to mean “to have mixed feelings of sorrow and joy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忧喜交并?
交并：一起出现。忧伤和喜悦的心情交织在一起