Word information
Simplified忧患
Traditional憂患
Pinyinyōu huàn
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 忧患
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Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
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担忧dānyōu
to worry; to be concerned
患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
患者huànzhěpatient; sufferer
后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōufears 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"
无忧无虑wúyōu-wúlǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries
隐患yǐnhuàna danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface