烦恼

烦恼 fánnǎo

Worried

烦恼 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體煩惱 fannao

What 烦恼 means

Worried

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Character by character

烦恼 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

烦

fán

To bother (be annoyed)

恼

nǎo

Angry (mad)

Words that share a character with 烦恼

How to write 烦恼

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烦恼 in a sentence

他最近有很多烦恼。

Tā zuìjìn yǒu hěn duō fánnǎo.

He has a lot of worries lately.

别为这些小事烦恼。

Bié wèi zhèxiē xiǎo shì fánnǎo.

Do not worry about these little things.

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Questions about 烦恼

What does 烦恼 mean in English?

烦恼 is pronounced fánnǎo and means Worried.

How do you pronounce 烦恼?

烦恼 is fánnǎo in pinyin — written fannao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 烦恼?

烦恼 is written with 2 characters: 烦 (fán) To bother (be annoyed), 恼 (nǎo) Angry (mad). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 烦恼 written in traditional Chinese?

煩惱. The simplified form 烦恼 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 煩惱 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fánnǎo.

Is 烦恼 an HSK word?

Yes — 烦恼 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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