忧心忡忡

憂心忡忡

yōuxīnchōngchōng

idiom #24,038

Meanings

1 deeply worried
2 full of anxiety
3 burdened with worry

Characters

to worry; sorrow; anxiety

distressed; troubled (used in 忡忡)

distressed; troubled (reduplication)

Examples

他为孩子的病忧心忡忡，几天没睡好。

Tā wèi háizi de bìng yōuxīnchōngchōng, jǐ tiān méi shuì hǎo.

He was deeply worried about his child's illness and hadn't slept well for days.

她忧心忡忡地等待考试结果。

Tā yōuxīnchōngchōng de děngdài kǎoshì jiéguǒ.

She waited for the exam results full of anxiety.

Tips

usage

忧心忡忡 is an AABB-pattern idiom (忧心 + 忡忡). 忡忡 is an onomatopoetic reduplication conveying a heavy, troubled heart. The idiom always describes a state of sustained, serious worry — not a fleeting concern. It is literary but commonly used in writing and formal speech.

Stroke Order

忧 yōu

心 xīn

忡 chōng