āi chóu
sorrow
sadness
distressed
sorrowful
duō chóu shàn gǎn
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
fā chóu
to worry
to fret
to be anxious
to become sad
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
to look anxious (idiom)
to look miserable
lí chóu
parting sorrow
pain of separation
jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
qióng chóu
destitute
troubled
penniless and full of care
chóu cháng bǎi jié
hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
qióng chóu liáo dǎo
destitute and troubled
in dire straits
yī chóu mò zhǎn
nothing one can do about it
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
to dispel depression or melancholy
to relieve stress
a relaxing pass-time
miàn dài chóu róng
with a sad air
looking melancholy
with a worried look
duō chóu duō bìng
much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
xīn chóu jiù hèn
new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
jiù chóu xīn hèn
old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
lǜ cǎn hóng chóu
(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
sorrowful mien