懊 (ào) — (bound form) vexed, regretful, annoyed

Definition

懊 is a bound morph meaning 'vexed, regretful' — it only appears inside set compounds like 懊悔 (regret), 懊恼 (annoyed), and 懊丧 (dejected). Never used alone.

bound form

(bound form) vexedregretfulannoyed

Examples

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Tā duì zì jǐ shuō guò de huà gǎn dào fēi cháng ào huǐ.
He deeply regretted the words he had said.
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Yīn wèi dǔ chē chí dào, tā xīn lǐ hěn ào nǎo.
She was very annoyed because she was late due to traffic.
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Kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo, tā yì liǎn ào sàng de biǎo qíng.
He had a dejected look on his face after failing the exam.

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