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恼火

nǎo huǒ · nao huo

Traditional 惱火

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. annoyed; riled; vexed
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In a conversation

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Ninety-nine messages

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)看着(kànzhe)手机(shǒujī)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Dengdeng, why are you staring at your phone and not talking?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)恼火(nǎohuǒ)，家人群(jiārénqún)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)九十九(jiǔshíjiǔ)条(tiáo)消息(xiāoxi)。

    I'm a bit annoyed. The family chat has ninety-nine messages.

  3. Liangliang

    都(dōu)是(shì)什么(shénme)消息(xiāoxi)？

    What are the messages about?

  4. Dengdeng

    我妈(wǒmā)每次(měicì)发(fā)一个(yīgè)字(zì)，就(jiù)按(àn)一次(yīcì)发送(fāsòng)。

    My mom presses send after every single word.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)别(bié)恼火(nǎohuǒ)，她(tā)是(shì)在(zài)学(xué)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)。

    Ha, don't be annoyed. She's learning her new phone.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说得对(shuōdeduì)，我(wǒ)回(huí)她(tā)一个(yīgè)笑脸(xiàoliǎn)吧(ba)。

    You're right. I'll send her a smiley face.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)恼(nǎo)火(huǒ)。

He was an hour late, which made me very annoyed.

02

她(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)后(hòu)非(fēi)常(cháng)恼(nǎo)火(huǒ)。

She was very annoyed after hearing that news.

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