| 忧 | yōu | to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; a parent's funeral; inconvenienced by being orphaned |
| 忧虑 | yōu lǜ | to worry; anxiety (about) |
| 忧郁 | yōu yù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 忧愁 | yōu chóu | to be worried |
| 后顾之忧 | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" |
| 忧伤 | yōu shāng | distressed; laden with grief |
| 忧心忡忡 | yōu xīn chōng chōng | deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) |
| 忧患 | yōu huàn | suffering; misery; hardship |
人无远虑，
必有近忧 | rén wú yuǎn lǜ ,
bì yǒu jìn yōu | He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. |
先天下之忧而忧，
后天下之乐而乐 | xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ,
hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè | The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 |
| 内忧外困 | nèi yōu wài kùn | internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad |
| 内忧外患 | nèi yōu wài huàn | internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad |
| 分忧 | fēn yōu | to share tribulations; to help sb with worries and difficulties |
| 报喜不报忧 | bào xǐ bù bào yōu | to report only the good news, not the bad news; to hold back unpleasant news; to sweep bad news under the carpet |
| 报忧 | bào yōu | to report bad news; to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster |
| 忘忧草 | wàng yōu cǎo | daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) |
| 忧心 | yōu xīn | concerned; worried; disturbed; anxious |
| 忧思 | yōu sī | to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive |
| 忧悒 | yōu yì | anxious; distressed; burdened with care |
| 忧闷 | yōu mèn | depressed; full of worries; feeling down |
| 忧惧 | yōu jù | apprehension; apprehensive |
| 忧灼 | yōu zhuó | worrying |
| 忧苦以终 | yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng | worried to death (idiom) |
| 忧郁症 | yōu yù zhèng | (psychology) depression |
| 抗忧郁药 | kàng yōu yù yào | antidepressant |
| 排忧解难 | pái yōu jiě nàn | to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom) |
| 替古人担忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 替古人耽忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 杞人之忧 | Qǐ rén zhī yōu | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| 杞人忧天 | Qǐ rén yōu tiān | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| 杞国之忧 | Qǐ guó zhī yōu | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| 杞国忧天 | Qǐ guó yōu tiān | man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears |
| 无忧无虑 | wú yōu wú lǜ | carefree and without worries (idiom) |
| 隐忧 | yǐn yōu | secret concern; private worry |
| 饱经忧患 | bǎo jīng yōu huàn | having experienced much suffering |
