恼火 (nǎo huǒ) — annoyed, vexed, riled
Definition
恼火 describes being riled up by something specific that just happened, often shown outwardly. Stronger than 烦 ('annoyed/troublesome'), milder than 愤怒 ('indignant, angry').
adjective
annoyedvexedriled
Examples
- ，恼火。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā fēi cháng nǎo huǒ.After hearing this news, he was very annoyed.
- 恼火？Nǐ wèi shén me duì zhè jiàn xiǎo shì zhè me nǎo huǒ?Why are you so annoyed about this small matter?
- 恼火。Tā nǎo huǒ dé zhěng wǎn dōu méi shuì hǎo.He was so annoyed that he couldn't sleep well all night.
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