苦
恼

Vexed in Chinese: 苦恼 (kǔ nǎo)

kǔ nǎo

vexed

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 苦惱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vexed
  2. 2distressed

Stroke order

Watch how to write 苦恼 stroke by stroke.

苦
恼

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄠˇ

nǎo

ㄋ/ nㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

苦恼

Simplified

苦惱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 苦恼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这个难题让他十分苦恼。

    zhè ge nán tí ràng tā shí fēn kǔ nǎo。

    This tough problem distressed him greatly.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

烦恼

fán nǎo

to be worried

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

何苦

hé kǔ

why bother?

苦力

kǔ lì

bitter work

苦练

kǔ liàn

to train hard

苦难

kǔ nàn

suffering

苦笑

kǔ xiào

to force a smile

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

Learn 苦恼 with spaced repetition

Add 苦恼 (kǔ nǎo) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included