忧心忡忡 — “Deeply worried and distressed”
忧心忡忡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply worried and distressed”. Filled with anxieties and apprehension. Literally, “Worried heart, agitated”.
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忧心忡忡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 忧yōu
- 心xīn
- 忡chōng
- 忡chōng
忧心忡忡 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 忧心忡忡
最近公司项目进展不顺，他每天都忧心忡忡。
Recently, the company's project progress has not been smooth, and he is deeply worried every day.
Origin and Story of 忧心忡忡
The earliest anthology of poetry in China, 'The Book of Songs' (Shijing), includes a folk song called 'Grass Insects'.
This song describes a woman's longing for her husband and her joy when she finally sees him.
The woman went to Nanshan to gather wild vegetables, but not seeing her husband made her feel very troubled. She often sang, 'Before I saw my lord, my heart was heavy with worry (忧心忡忡).'
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Synonyms of 忧心忡忡
Antonyms of 忧心忡忡
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xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of sorrow and joy
- 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
Questions about 忧心忡忡
- What does 忧心忡忡 mean?
- 忧心忡忡 (yōu xīn chōng chōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply worried and distressed”.
- How do you pronounce 忧心忡忡?
- 忧心忡忡 is pronounced yōu xīn chōng chōng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 忧心忡忡 literally mean?
- Literally, 忧心忡忡 means “Worried heart, agitated”. It is used to mean “Deeply worried and distressed”.
- Where does 忧心忡忡 come from?
- 忧心忡忡 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 忧心忡忡?
- 忡忡：忧虑不安的样子。形容心事重重，非常忧愁。