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苦恼

苦恼 (kǔ nǎo): Distressed (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

苦恼 consists of 2 characters.

to be angry, vexed, or annoyed

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Word Info

Pinyinkǔ nǎo

MeaningDistressed

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word苦恼

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3.

How to Use 苦恼 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 苦恼 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith问题

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

de的

wèn问

tí题

neutral

a vexing problem

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

neutral

feel distressed

4.

Example Sentences with 苦恼

wǒ我

hěn很

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

。

I am very distressed.

neutral

extremely distressed

xiàn陷

rù入

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

formalWritten

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?

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

zàn暂

shí时

de的

shī失

bài败

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

sī丝

háo毫

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

。

He did not feel the slightest distress over the temporary failure.

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

wèn问

tí题

，

tā她

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

，

bù不

zhī知

dào道

gāi该

rú如

hé何

jiě解

jué决

。

Faced with this complex problem, she feels very distressed and doesn't know how to solve it.

suī虽

rán然

xiàng项

mù目

jìn进

zhǎn展

shùn顺

lì利

，

dàn但

tā他

réng仍

wèi为

qián潜

zài在

de的

cái财

wù务

fēng风

xiǎn险

ér而

kǔ苦

nǎo恼

。

Although the project is progressing smoothly, he is still distressed about potential financial risks.

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酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làHSK 5
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苦涩kǔ sèHSK 6
苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láiHSK 6

Words with 恼

烦恼fán nǎoHSK 4
恼火nǎo huǒHSK 6
恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùHSK 7-9
懊恼ào nǎo