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苦恼 (kǔ nǎo): Distressed (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
恼 • nǎo • to be angry, vexed, or annoyed
nǎo
恼
to be angry, vexed, or annoyed
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 苦恼.
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
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jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
Words with
恼
烦恼
fán nǎo
to be worried
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; irritated; vexed
恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
become angry out of embarrassment / fly into a rage out of humiliation
恼人
nǎo rén
annoying, vexing
恼怒
nǎo nù
angry, irritated
惹恼
rě nǎo
to annoy; to anger
懊恼
ào nǎo
annoyed, vexed
自寻烦恼
zì xún fán nǎo
to bring trouble upon oneself; to worry needlessly
4.
How to Use 苦恼 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
问题
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
de
的
wèn
问
tí
题
neutral
a vexing problem
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
Verb + Object
gǎn
感
dào
到
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 苦恼
wǒ
我
hěn
很
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
。
I am very distressed.
neutral
extremely distressed
feel distressed
xiàn
陷
rù
入
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
formal
Written
fall into distress
tā
他
wèi
为
rú
如
hé
何
píng
平
héng
衡
gōng
工
zuò
作
yǔ
与
jiā
家
tíng
庭
shēng
生
huó
活
ér
而
shēn
深
gǎn
感
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
。
He is deeply distressed about how to balance work and family life.
dǒng
董
shì
事
huì
会
zhèng
正
wèi
为
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
zhàn
战
lüè
略
zhuǎn
转
xíng
型
fāng
方
xiàng
向
gǎn
感
dào
到
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
。
The board of directors is distressed about the direction of the company's strategic transformation.
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
kǎo
考
shì
试
méi
没
kǎo
考
hǎo
好
ér
而
gǎn
感
dào
到
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
。
He feels distressed because he didn't do well on the exam.
nǐ
你
shì
是
fǒu
否
céng
曾
wèi
为
xuǎn
选
zé
择
nǎ
哪
suǒ
所
dà
大
xué
学
ér
而
kǔ
苦
nǎo
恼
guò
过
？
Have you ever been distressed about which university to choose?
