Definition
愁云 is a literary word that literally means 'gloomy clouds' but is almost always used figuratively to describe a person's worried, anxious, or sorrowful expression — like 'a cloud of worry hanging over someone's face.' You'll see it in written Chinese, poetry, and formal descriptions of mood, not in casual conversation. The image is of dark clouds pressing down, mirroring inner distress.
n.
(figurative) a worried or sorrowful looka cloud of anxiety on one's face
Examples
- 愁云，。Tā liǎn shàng chóu yún mì bù, sìhū yǒu xīnshì.His face was covered with a gloomy cloud, as if he had something on his mind.
- ，愁云。Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā chóu yún mǎn miàn.Hearing this news, her face was full of worry.
- 愁云，。chóu yún lǒngzhào zhe zhěng gè jiātíng, qìfēn shífēn chénzhòng.A cloud of sorrow hung over the whole family, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
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