喜忧参半 (xǐ yōu cān) — having both joy and worry, mixed (feelings or outcomes)
Definition
A set idiom describing mixed feelings — roughly half joy, half worry. Less common than 悲喜交加 for 'mixed emotions,' and more often used for outcomes (exam results, news) than purely internal mood.
idiom
having both joy and worrymixed (feelings or outcomes)
Examples
- ，喜忧参半。Dé zhī zhè ge xiāo xi hòu, wǒ de xīn qíng xǐ yōu cān.After hearing this news, my mood was mixed emotions.
- 喜忧参半，。Zhè cì kǎo shì de jié guǒ xǐ yōu cān, yǒu jìn bù yě yǒu bù zú.The results of this exam were a mixed blessing — there was improvement but also shortcomings.
- ，喜忧参半。Miàn duì zhè yàng de jī yù, tā gǎn dào xǐ yōu cān.Faced with such an opportunity, he felt both happy and worried.
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