忧患
yōu
huàn

Definitions

  1. 1. suffering
  2. 2. misery
  3. 3. hardship

Components

  • 忧 yōu – to worry
  • 患 huàn – to suffer (from illness)

Related Words

  • 饱经忧患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn – having experienced much suffering
  • 生于忧患,死于安乐 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè – to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
  • 忧患意识 yōu huàn yì shí – awareness of unexpected development