困扰 (kùn rǎo) — to trouble, to perplex, to bother
Definition
困扰 focuses on something that persistently troubles your mind over time (a problem, a thought, a situation) — more lasting and internal than 麻烦 ('inconvenient') or 打扰 ('to interrupt').
verb
to troubleto perplexto bother
Examples
- 困扰。Zhè ge wèn tí kùn rǎo le wǒ hěn jiǔ.This problem has troubled me for a long time.
- 困扰。Bú yào wèi xiǎo shì kùn rǎo.Don't bother about small matters.
- 困扰。Tā de huà yì zhí kùn rǎo zhe wǒ.His words have been troubling me all along.
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