How to say “be sad” in Chinese
be sad, rack one's brains
“Be sad” in Chinese is 发愁, fā chóu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发愁 is read fā chóu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Below, 心 “heart”; on top, 秋 qiū “autumn” hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发愁”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发愁. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他正为房租发愁呢tāzhèngwèifángzūfāchóuneHe's racking his brains right now over where to get the rent money.
- 你在为什么事发愁？nǐzàiwèishénmeshìfāchóuWhat are you so worried about?
- 别为这件事发愁biéwèizhèjiànshìfāchóuDon't worry about this.
More words from the lesson “Worry and unease”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be sad” in Chinese?
“Be sad” in Chinese is 发愁, pinyin fāchóu.
What does 发愁 mean?
发愁 (fāchóu) means “be sad, rack one's brains”.
How do you write 发愁?
发愁 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 愁 (chóu) — worry, be sad. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发愁?
发愁 is read fāchóu. Tones: fā — first tone, chóu — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be sad” in the lesson “Worry and unease”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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