xǐ yōu cān bàn

Traditional: 喜憂參半

喜忧参半 (xǐ yōu cān bàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to have mixed feelings (about sth)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to have mixed feelings (about sth)

Characters in 喜忧参半

喜xǐ · to be fond of忧yōu · to worry参cān · to take part in半bàn · half

Related words

喜欢to like; to be fond of参加to participate半half恭喜to congratulate一半half惊喜nice surprise参与to participate (in sth)参议员senator喜剧a comedy喜to be fond of半夜midnight喜爱to like

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