气恼 (qì nǎo) — to be annoyed or irritated | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Adjective meaning 'annoyed, irritated' — a stronger, more internal feeling than just being angry on the surface. Often used with 感到 or 别...了 to describe someone's emotional state.

adjective

to be annoyed or irritated

Examples

气恼。
Tā yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì hěn qì nǎo.
He is very annoyed because of this matter.
气恼。
Tā duì hái zi de táo qì gǎn dào qì nǎo.
She felt annoyed by the child's naughtiness.
气恼，。
Bié qì nǎo le, yǐ jīng méi shì le.
Don't be irritated; it's already okay.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

恼nǎoannoyance

气 means anger and 恼 means annoyance, so the word describes being irritated.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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