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烦恼 (fán nǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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烦恼 (fán nǎo): To be worried (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4

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3.

Character Breakdown

烦 • fán • to annoy, bother, or be vexed

fán烦

to annoy, bother, or be vexed

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Pinyinfán nǎo

Meaningto be worried

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恼 • nǎo • to be angry, vexed, or annoyed

nǎo恼

to be angry, vexed, or annoyed

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 烦恼.

结果jié guǒresult; outcome; fruit
报名bào míngsign up
丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
合格hé géqualified
记者jì zhějournalist
后悔hòu huǐto regret
差不多chà bu duōalmost
交通jiāo tōngtransport; traffic
答案dá ànanswer
复印fù yìnto photocopy
大约dà yuēapproximately; around; about
接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 烦恼.

Words with 烦

麻烦má fanhassle; to trouble somebody
不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
厌烦yàn fánAnnoyed / bored
烦躁

fán zào

irritable / fretful

烦闷fán mènbored / dull

不厌其烦bù yàn qí fánBe patient and persistent

心烦xīn fánannoyed; upset

烦人fán rénannoying

Words with 恼

恼火nǎo huǒannoyed; irritated; vexed
苦恼kǔ nǎoDistressed
恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùbecome angry out of embarrassment / fly into a rage out of humiliation
恼人nǎo rénannoying, vexing
恼怒nǎo nùangry, irritated
惹恼rě nǎoto annoy; to anger
懊恼ào nǎoannoyed, vexed
自寻烦恼zì xún fán nǎoto bring trouble upon oneself; to worry needlessly

4.

Readings & Senses

fán nǎo(fan nao)

1. [adjective]to be worried[HSK4]

2. [adjective]worried; troubled[HSK 3.0 · L4]

5.

How to Use 烦恼 in Sentences

Idiomwith自寻

zì自

xún寻

fán烦

nǎo恼

neutral

ask for trouble

Verb + Object

xiāo消

chú除

fán烦

nǎo恼

Adjective + Nounwith很多

hěn很

duō多

fán烦

nǎo恼

6.

Example Sentences with 烦恼

wǒ我

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

fán烦

nǎo恼

neutral

eliminate worries

gǎn感

dào到

fán烦

nǎo恼

neutral

feel troubled

neutral

many troubles

。

I have many worries.

zuì最

jìn近

gōng工

zuò作

shàng上

de的

shì事

qing情

ràng让

tā他

hěn很

fán烦

nǎo恼

。

He is very worried about work-related matters recently.

bié别

wèi为

zhè这

diǎn点

xiǎo小

shì事

fán烦

nǎo恼

，

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

xiǎng想

bàn办

fǎ法

jiě解

jué决

。

Don't worry about such a small matter; let's think of a solution together.

miàn面

duì对

fù复

zá杂

de的

shì市

chǎng场

biàn变

huà化

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

fán烦

nǎo恼

。

Facing complex market changes, the management feels quite worried.

xué学

yè业

yā压

lì力

hé和

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

ràng让

tā她

fán烦

nǎo恼

bù不

yǐ已

，

shèn甚

zhì至

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

shuì睡

mián眠

。

Academic pressure and interpersonal relationships make her extremely worried, even affecting her sleep.