Definition
苦恼 (kǔ nǎo) describes deep, persistent psychological pain and worry, stronger than 烦恼 (fán nǎo) which is more everyday 'annoyance'. It differs from 恼火 (nǎo huǒ 'angry, riled') and 忧愁 (yōu chóu 'melancholy, sad'), focusing on inner distress from problems or emotions.
adjective
vexeddistressedtroubled
Examples
- 苦恼。Tā zuìjìn wèi gǎnqíng de shì hěn kǔ nǎo.He's been very troubled about relationship issues lately.
- ，苦恼。Yù dào zhè zhǒng nántí, bié tài kǔ nǎo le.Don't be too distressed when you run into this kind of tough problem.
- 苦恼，。kǔ nǎo yě méiyǒu yòng, bùrú xiān lěngjìng xiàlái.Being distressed won't help; you might as well calm down first.
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