happy on the one hand, but worried on the other
trad. 一則以喜，一則以憂
Also written 一則以喜，一則以憂【yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu】
Characters in this word
5一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 則
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2398 of 2500
以
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old variant of 以[yi3]
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Traditional
- 㕥
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 367 of 2500
喜
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to be fond of, to like, to enjoy, to be happy, to feel pleased, happiness, delight, glad
- Pinyin
- xǐ
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 6310 of 2500
忧
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to worry, to concern oneself with, worried, anxiety, sorrow, (literary) to observe mourning
- Pinyin
- yōu
- Traditional
- 憂
- Strokes
- 7