to be anxious; to fret; to be weighed down by sorrow or sadness

to be anxious, distressed, or gloomy; sad

melancholy and emotionally sensitive; describes someone who is easily moved or prone to sadness

to have a worried or distressed look on one's face; to pull a long face; to frown with a miserable expression

to worry; to feel anxious or dejected; to be at a loss for how to handle a situation

sorrow and distress

homesickness; nostalgia; the sad feeling of missing one's hometown

a sad or worried look on one's face

worried and heavyhearted; feeling anxious and bitter

To dispel or get rid of feelings of sadness or melancholy; to relieve one's blues

Describes a person's appearance when they are deeply worried or distressed; literally, to have one's eyebrows knitted in a frown that will not relax.

gloomy mood; melancholy or sorrowful feelings

the sadness, pain, or melancholy felt when people are separated from one another

to drink alcohol in order to forget or relieve one's worries or sadness

gloomy or dark clouds; also used to describe a sorrowful look or a miserable atmosphere

a state of mind filled with pent-up sadness or deep anxiety

brows furrowed in worry, or the act of furrowing them

to be in low spirits; gloomy; melancholic

deep longing or melancholy thoughts

a gloomy atmosphere or a scene of misery and despair; literally meaning gloomy clouds and dismal mists

hundred knots of worry in one's intestines; describes being overwhelmed by grief or anxiety that is impossible to resolve

To relieve or dispel sadness or worry by drinking alcohol; often used in the phrase [[借酒浇愁|借酒澆愁|jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2]]

(idiom) extremely poor and frustrated; to be wretched and penniless; to crack up under the strain of poverty and sorrow

destitute and troubled; penniless and full of care; burdened by poverty and worry

sad and worried; sorrowful; melancholy

(literary) a place or state of deep sadness and misery; usually used in the phrase [[困坐愁城|困坐愁城|kun4 zuo4 chou2 cheng2]] meaning to be trapped in grief

vexed and worried; filled with anxiety and sorrow

lit. when one is up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it; fig. to become numb to responsibility or stop worrying when overwhelmed by too many problems or obligations

laden with sorrow and illness; describes a delicate or sentimental person who is both physically weak and prone to melancholy

Describes being trapped in extreme distress or feeling completely overwhelmed by anxiety and troubles

to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy; to relieve stress or pass the time in a relaxing way to keep one's spirits up

heavy fog or mist used as a metaphor for a sad and gloomy atmosphere

an endless stream of worries and dreamy thoughts; describes a state of having countless anxieties and preoccupations

newly added worries combined with old resentments; afflicted by many problems both old and new

exceedingly mournful and grieved; used to describe a scene or atmosphere of extreme misery or gloom, as if heaven and earth themselves were grieving

sad, distressed, and grieved

(literary) to be sad or unhappy; deeply worried; melancholy

to be immersed in sorrow and anxiety every day; literally "daily sitting in a city of grief"

to turn sadness into happiness or relief

Describing flowers and leaves that have been battered by wind and rain; used as a metaphor for a person looking worn out, sorrowful, or dejected

Describes a state of being overwhelmed by extreme sorrow, deep anxiety, and resentment

To have a look of deep sorrow or worry, literally with knitted eyebrows and a miserable face

(idiom) an accumulation of long-standing worries and fresh resentment; deeply weighed down by multiple grievances and frustrations

to have nothing to worry about; to be free from worry or anxiety

to be besieged by sadness and misery; to be stuck in a state of deep sorrow with no way out

troubled and anxious; deeply concerned and unable to find peace of mind

distressed and feeling heavy-hearted; full of anxiety and gloom

how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"; the famous last line of the poem [[声声慢|聲聲慢|sheng1 sheng1 man4]] by the Song dynasty poet [[李清照|李清照|li3 qing1 zhao4]]

to sit quietly while feeling sad, worried, or distressed